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
TradeWinds News: VLCC rates surge 19% in a day to reach 28-month high
October 18, 2022
New York shipbroker Poten & Partners reported that average time-charter equivalent (TCE) earnings for a 270,000-dwt VLCC…
TradeWinds News: West Africa unlikely to fill void left by EU ban on Russian crude imports, says Poten
October 17, 2022
Key reasons are a combination of declining production and renewed competition from China,…
Riviera Maritime Media: Will OPEC’s cuts trigger NOPEC?
October 11, 2022
Poten & Partners’ analysis looks at the potential unintended consequences of OPEC’s oil…
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Tanker Opinions
OPEC+, OPEC- or NOPEC
24 May 2019: OPEC production has always been a significant driver of tanker demand and rate volatility. Most of its…
Back to Square One
10 May 2019: After the tanker freight market recovered in the fourth quarter of 2018, most analysts (including ourselves) expected…
Russian Roulette for Refiners
3 May 2019: Last week, reports surfaced that Russian Urals crude flowing through the Druzhba pipeline was contaminated with organic…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
17 Apr 2020
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing mostly steady, but some areas have lower pricing.
- Asphalt barge prices…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
10 Apr. 2020
- East Coast retail asphalt pricing eases in many areas, with flux prices steady.
- Asphalt barge prices move down…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
3 Apr 2020
- East Coast retail asphalt pricing declined, with flux prices mostly unchanged.
- Asphalt and flux barge prices are lower…
