Industry Opinions

During the first quarter of 2012, the dual closure of Valero’s 235 kbpd Aruba refinery and the remaining 350…

In its recent Oil Market Report (OMR), the International Energy Agency (IEA) kept its forecast for 2012 global oil…

Although the Japanese government has approved the start-up of two nuclear reactors in July in order to avoid power…

Although estimates of how long repair work will last are better left until Motiva completes its inspection assessments, guesses…

Six weeks ago, we observed that a surprise US crude inventory build was consistent with seasonal patterns, risk aversion…

The rapid growth of Chinese oil product demand, refining capacity and crude imports has been a supportive feature of…

At first glance, crude oil import data for PADD 1 (representing the US East Coast) might suggest that volumes…

Panamax spot earnings in the Atlantic basin have been climbing consistently over the past month, especially for Panamaxes trading…

After providing 2.8 mbpd of incremental liquids supply during 2004-09, production growth in the former Soviet Union (FSU) slowed…

For the past ten years, China has been a reliable source of bullish macroeconomic indicators across many sectors, although…