Industry Opinions

As we noted in this space in April of this year, a surge in Asian naphtha demand provided a…

Almost forgotten amidst the current excitement over rising US tight oil production, a critical US policy instrument towards US…

As China’s new fifth generation leaders were announced to their public this week, a wave of encouraging assessments of…

With the New York City area facing severe shortages of gasoline following Hurricane Sandy — featuring the unwanted 1970s…

Hurricane Sandy captured headlines during the past week, and her effects will be felt throughout the Northeastern United States…

China’s independent petroleum refining industry comprises an estimated one-fifth of the nation’s nameplate capacity – or some 2 mbpd….

Following a 50-cent per gallon spike that sent California retail gasoline prices to record levels and as high as…

Today’s release of the long-awaited Medium-term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) by the International Energy Agency (IEA) featured a more…

Although the current macroeconomic environment is weighing on both the dirty and clean tanker sectors, the earnings performance of…