Navigating Geopolitics
12 Jul 2019: Geopolitical tension and the tanker market are linked, because there is typically a close relationship between geopolitical…
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Abdullah Alazzaz
Tanker Midterms
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 28 2019: We have reached the middle of the year, so it is time to take stock of…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Refinery Fire Sparks Tanker Rally
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 21 2019: U.S. oil industry news is usually dominated by reporting on shale oil, Permian crude production and…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Tanker Wars 2.0?
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 14 2019: Two oil tankers, the 110,000 dwt LR2 Front Altair (built 2016) and the 27,000 dwt product…
IT Admin
Asian Spot Prices Fall Below $5 per MMBtu; European US Prices also Drop
IT Admin
30 May 2019
Asian spot prices have fallen below $5/ MMBtu and are trading in the mid-$4s for cargoes delivered…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Dark Clouds or Silver Lining?
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 7 2019: Until recently, the consensus view on crude prices, oil supply and demand as well as tanker rates,…
Erik Broekhuizen
Trump’s Tariffs Threat
Erik Broekhuizen
31 May 2019: On May 30, President Trump tweeted that he will impose 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico…
IT Admin
Buyers’ Market Makes Variety of Pricing Benchmarks Possible
IT Admin
30 April 2019
Buyers are asking for a variety of pricing benchmarks and flexibility options in a market where new…
Erik Broekhuizen
OPEC+, OPEC- or NOPEC
Erik Broekhuizen
24 May 2019: OPEC production has always been a significant driver of tanker demand and rate volatility. Most of its…
Erik Broekhuizen
Back to Square One
Erik Broekhuizen
10 May 2019: After the tanker freight market recovered in the fourth quarter of 2018, most analysts (including ourselves) expected…
IT Admin
LPG in World Markets: Indonesia’s LPG Demand to Grow Despite Gas Pipeline Build-Out
IT Admin
LPG in World Markets
May 2019
Indonesia is expanding its gas pipeline network to supply natural gas to residential customers in…
Erik Broekhuizen
Russian Roulette for Refiners
Erik Broekhuizen
3 May 2019: Last week, reports surfaced that Russian Urals crude flowing through the Druzhba pipeline was contaminated with organic…
