To Fish or Cut Bait
For anyone monitoring the tanker market, the precipitous drop in VLCC freight rates over the past two to three…
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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.
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As Demand Withers
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Ah! The joys of summertime: barbeques, picnics and best of all – vacations! Traditionally, this time of year sees…
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Going for the Gold
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The moment of truth has arrived for those market forecasters that have long viewed the Olympics in Beijing as…
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Bargain Hunting
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Newbuilding asset prices have continued to escalate through 2008 to date and are strikingly above long-term historical averages. Since…
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Deconstructing Demand
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Although crude oil prices have been over $100 per barrel for several months, worldwide demand has yet to be…
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Back Across the Pond
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The clean product tanker market has become increasingly complex. New trade routes continue to crop up as traders work…
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Riding the Wave
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There is no sign of shipowners having the summertime blues as the crude oil shipping bull market continues to…
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Dirty Talk
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Producers, traders, brokers, buyers, regulators and financiers gathered this June in Houston at Platts 5th annual Bunker & Residual…
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Digging Deep
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The prospect of drilling for oil in the United States’ outer continental shelf (OCS) has ramifications across not only…
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Holding the Maya
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After reaching a zenith of 3.46 million bbls/day in late 2003, Mexico’s crude oil production has declined. At the…
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Why is the Oil Price High and What Can Be Done About It?
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To give some perspective on the many intertwined factors that continue to push oil’s price to ever loftier levels,…
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No Longer Kings of the Road
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In a huge upset, it was recently announced that sales of Ford’s dominant F-series truck lagged smaller, more fuel…
