Poten Report: Charter Rates Rise On Tight Availability
An extremely tight LNG shipping market with “zero structural availability” has driven charter rates to record levels over $100,000…
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Brazil Hikes LNG Imports On Southern Drought
Brazil is back in the spot market after a relatively quiet 2011, with recent buying activity from state-owned Petrobras…
US Export Applications Soar as LNG Interest Builds
Export applications totaling over 13 Bcf/d have now been received by the US Department of Energy from eight separate…
Media Mentions
TradeWinds News: Is this finally a breakthrough for VLCCs or another false dawn?
August 11, 2022
However, Poten & Partners warns that although newbuilding and secondhand values of VLCCs…
Riviera Maritime Media: Are sanctions on Russian oil being relaxed?
August 10, 2022
In a bid to understand the potential outcomes from sanctions-related decisions in the…
Splash 247: Tanker fundamentals see investors pile in
August 5, 2022
VLCC newbuilding prices have increased from $88.4m in January 2021, to $119m, an…
Events
Tanker Opinions
Indonesia Talks Turkey
17 AUG 2018;
The financial crisis in Turkey has created sharp fluctuations in the value of the Turkish Lira and…
Build Them And They Will Come?
10 Aug 2018;
U.S. crude oil exports have been on a tear since the crude oil export ban was lifted…
Record Refining Runs
3 Aug 2018;
In their latest weekly petroleum report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted that U.S. refineries are…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
5 Jul 2019
- The Independence Day holiday in the U.S. limited paving demand most of the week.
- East Coast retail asphalt…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
28 Jun 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices mostly flat, with some modest weakening, flux prices steady.
- Wholesale asphalt and…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
21 Jun 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were mixed for the week, with flux prices unchanged.
- Wholesale asphalt and…
