Appreciating the Gradual
By some accounts, the gridlock on the east side of Manhattan mirrored the pace of negotiations inside the United…
Bridging The Gap
The decades to come will see an increasing focus on limiting the environmental impact of worldwide energy demand growth…
Term Oil in the Market
This summer, deteriorating conditions in the spot tanker market have encouraged some vessel owners to seek protection in term-charters….
Laboring Through A Long Recovery
The Memorial Day kickoff to the summer driving season offered hope that 2010 would see a step towards normalization…
Low Imports Leave US Regas Owners Grasping At Straws
With second quarter US LNG imports registering a 27% drop on last year, optimism surrounding an impending surge of…
Summer Doldrums
Recent weeks have seen earnings on benchmark tanker voyages threaten to break below operating costs amid an oversupply of…
Crude Oil More a Torium
With the Macondo well successfully capped and the cleanup operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico moving into its…
Brazil Scores Again
Brazil’s rapidly-expanding economy has earned it a place among the developing world’s economic powerhouses, but it is the country’s…
Driving Global Commerce
Last month, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2009, China surpassed the United States to become the…
The Asset Game
One can’t help but notice a disconnect between slipping freight rates, weak demand fundamentals and the surge of newbuilding…
