Cyprus Deems Second Bid Round A Success
Despite saber-rattling from Turkey, a host of bidders responded to the recent offshore licensing round held in Cyprus. Nicosia…
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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…
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…
Media Mentions
Lloyd’s List: Tanker owners need not fear Russian oil price cap
September 12, 2022
A reduction in oil prices would be beneficial in a world facing the…
TradeWinds News: Bimco: Tanker rates looking solid in 2023
September 12, 2022
Poten & Partners said the main beneficiary of Europe replacing Russian oil has…
Freight Waves: Shipping’s China syndrome: Demand sinks across multiple cargo markets
September 9, 2022
According to Poten & Partners, Chinese crude imports grew rapidly from 4.1 million…
Events
Tanker Opinions
Face-off in Venezuela
25 Jan 2019;
On Wednesday, Mr. Juan Guaido, the head of the country’s National Assembly, declared himself interim president of…
Running Out Of Gas (and Diesel)
18 Jan 2019;
The new Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was inaugurated on December 1st 2018. He vowed…
The China Conundrum
11 Jan 2019; The news from China has been mostly negative in recent weeks. One report after another seems to…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
6 Dec 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices firmer in some locations, with flux pricing…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
29 Nov 2019
- Paving activity in the U.S. essentially ended mid-week, with the Thanksgiving Holiday
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
22 Nov 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices had no changes this week, with assessments flat.
- Asphalt barge…
