Recession Ahead?
16 Aug 2019: Will an economic slowdown threaten the tanker market?
The magazine ‘the Economist’ had an article this morning…
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Erik Broekhuizen
Venezuela’s Struggle Continue
Erik Broekhuizen
9 Aug 2019: U.S. tightens sanctions against former regional powerhouse
The reports of the imminent demise of the regime of…
Erik Broekhuizen
The Road To Recovery
Erik Broekhuizen
2 Aug 2019: Tanker contracting slows amid challenging rate environment
There is a strong correlation between tanker newbuilding activity and…
Erik Broekhuizen
North Sea On The Rise Again
Erik Broekhuizen
26 Jul 2019: In recent years, the airwaves have been dominated by the growth in U.S. crude oil production and…
Erik Broekhuizen
Navigating The Hurricane Season
Erik Broekhuizen
19-Jul-2019: Last weekend we saw Barry, the first major storm of the U.S. hurricane season, make landfall close to…
IT Admin
LPG in World Markets: Spanish Imports Rising on Petchem Demand, Lower Production
IT Admin
LPG in World Markets
July 2019
Spanish LPG imports were up by 15% in 1Q 2019 from the same period in…
Erik Broekhuizen
Navigating Geopolitics
Erik Broekhuizen
12 Jul 2019: Geopolitical tension and the tanker market are linked, because there is typically a close relationship between geopolitical…
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,…
