Operation Rising Lion
June 13th, 2025:Israel launches an attack on Iran
In the early hours of Friday, June 13, Israel launched several waves…
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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…
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…
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…
Erik Broekhuizen
The Art Of The Iran Nuclear Deal
Erik Broekhuizen
May 16th, 2025:How would the tanker market respond to a new deal?
In recent days there has been increased chatter…
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…
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…
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”)…
Erik Broekhuizen
‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ With Low Oil Prices?
Erik Broekhuizen
April 11th, 2025: How will U.S. goal of energy dominance deal with low oil prices?
U.S. crude oil production has…
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…
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…
Erik Broekhuizen
Closing The Door (Again) On Venezuela
Erik Broekhuizen
March 14th, 2025:Production and exports will suffer as Chevron license revoked
During the first Trump administration, the U.S. ramped up…
