Tanker Opinions

June 7 2019: Until recently, the consensus view on crude prices, oil supply and demand as well as tanker rates,…

31 May 2019: On May 30, President Trump tweeted that he will impose 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico…

24 May 2019: OPEC production has always been a significant driver of tanker demand and rate volatility.  Most of its…

10 May 2019: After the tanker freight market recovered in the fourth quarter of 2018, most analysts (including ourselves) expected…

3 May 2019: Last week, reports surfaced that Russian Urals crude flowing through the Druzhba pipeline was contaminated with organic…

26 Apr 2019: On Monday April 22, the U.S. announced that it will not extend the sanctions waivers when they…

12 Apr 2019: As anybody who follows the oil industry knows, U.S. crude oil production has grown rapidly in…

5 April 2019: Refining capacity in Asia has been growing rapidly for many years, driven by continued growth in…

29 Mar 2019: For most regulatory changes the optimal solutions are typically becoming clearer as the deadline is nearing. IMO…

22 Mar 2019: In last week’s Tanker Opinion, we discussed how projected changes in crude oil balances are expected to…

15 Mar 2019: Erling Naess, an iconic Norwegian shipowner observed in the 1970s: “God must have been a shipowner;…