OPEC Cuts Down Tanker Demand
10 Feb 2017: It appears that the whole world (at least the people that are interested in oil supply…
The Cost of Technology
6 February 2017: LNG carriers’ propulsion technology has changed dramatically over the last decade. From the early days of…
Pipe Dreams Re-Awakening
3 Feb 2017: On January 24, in his first week in office, President Trump issued several memos and an…
Afra-Maxed Out?
27-Jan-2017: In 2016, global dirty (crude and dirty products) Aframax ton-mile demand increased by 1.1% compared to 2015 while…
ExxonMobil to Buy into Area 4 as Mozambique Projects Advance
25 January 2017: ExxonMobil is expected to become operator of Mozambique’s giant Area 4, with a 25% stake in…
Tanker Supply Cloud Has A Silver Lining
19 Jan 2017: We recently updated the age profile statistics for the tanker fleet. At first glance, this is…
Qatar Petroleum to Merge RasGas, Qatargas Operating Companies
Qatar Petroleum is merging the RasGas and Qatargas operating companies under a single entity – Qatargas. The merger is…
Deal … Or No Deal?
12 Jan 2017: One year ago, the United Nations lifted its sanctions against Iran after the International Atomic Energy…
LNG-to-Power Projects Complement, Compete with Renewable Projects
11 January 2016: The LNG industry is counting on new demand from emerging markets to soak up some of the…
Lowest Bids in Pakistani Tender Reported to be from Big Traders
11 January 2017: Major trading houses submitted the lowest bids to Pakistan LNG Ltd.’s (PLL) five-year buy tender for 60…