Tanker Opinions

Poten & Partners tanker research and consulting group monitors and analyzes tanker market and energy developments around the world and advises companies on strategy development and implementation. Below you will find our team’s Weekly Tanker Opinions. To subscribe, click here.

Erik Broekhuizen

Refining Continues Moving East

Erik Broekhuizen
June 6th, 2025:The impact of a shifting refinery landscape Last week, we focused on the increasingly challenging refining situation on…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Another One Bites The Dust

Erik Broekhuizen
May 30th, 2025:Product carriers gain from another California refinery closure Last year, we wrote a Tanker Opinion titled “Another Refinery…
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Erik Broekhuizen

The End Of An Era?

Erik Broekhuizen
May 23rd, 2025:U.S. crude oil exports have reached a plateau Ever since President Obama lifted the 41-year-old U.S. crude oil…
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Erik Broekhuizen

OPEC Adds Fuel To The Fire

Erik Broekhuizen
May 9th, 2025:Another production increase suggests a change in strategy About one month ago, we wrote our tanker opinion about…
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Erik Broekhuizen

All Hands On Deck!

Erik Broekhuizen
May 2nd, 2025:Building the U.S. into a Maritime Powerhouse. The domestic maritime industry never received so much interest in the…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Make America Build Ships Again?

Erik Broekhuizen
What are the implications of USTR for the tanker market? On March 28, we wrote a Tanker Opinion (“It’s Complicated”)…
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Erik Broekhuizen

It’s Complicated!

Erik Broekhuizen
March 28th, 2025: Targeting Chinese vessels could be costly for the U.S. A few weeks ago, the Trump administration announced…
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Erik Broekhuizen

OPEC Springs A Surprise

Erik Broekhuizen
April 4th, 2025:The cartel raises oil production by 411,000 b/d in May One day after President Trump announced a barrage…
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