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…
California Dreaming
The California State Assembly has managed to fend off an attempt by a private offshore oil production and exploration…
Power in Numbers
As if an extension of the arm of US bureaucracy, the tanker market is slugging along relentlessly with freight…
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
In recent weeks, Iraq has made headlines again; however this time not because of casualties, war or civil strife. …
Walking the Plank
As we have been painfully aware for several months, piracy off the coast of Somalia has been on the…
