Single and Waiting to Mingle
Heading into the fourth quarter, it is becoming apparent that 2009 is not shaping up to be the pivotal…
Winds of Change for Marine Bunker Fuel Regulations
At the moment, the specter of tightening regulation is a fact of life across nearly every niche of the…
Reading Tea Leaves
After last year’s sudden and dramatic wrecking of the world’s economies, the sterling perception…
Going With the Flow
Last week, 500,000 bbls of Colombian Castilla blend crude oil flowed through the Petroterminal de Panama (PTP) pipeline in…
Europe's Imports Surge, Pipeline Sellers Slow to Respond
During the first half of 2009, European buyers increased LNG purchases 10& year-on-year, in spite of lower gas demand….
Top Dollar for the Bottom of the Barrel
The cost of bunker fuel has always been a central component of determining a tanker’s earnings, and in recent…
No Country for Oil Men
In March, Henry A. Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Edward J. Markey of the Energy and…
Amped for Electric
A smiley‐faced electrical socket stood in for the zero on a banner announcing…
Proposing to Iran
The building tension within the borders of Iran is creating a challenge for…
Canada’s Kitimat LNG Bets on Flexibility
A testament to flexibility and tenacity, the Kitimat LNG export proposal for the west coast of British Columbia is…
