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…
Groundhog Day
5 Jan 2017: There were only minor changes in the rankings of the top dirty spot charterers in 2016…
Christmas (de-)Stocking
22-Dec-2016: In recent years, global oil markets have focused on the growth of the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) in…
Redefining Refining
15 Dec 2016: The recent discussions about the OPEC and non-OPEC production cuts and their impact on oil prices…
New Chinese Importers Facing Tough Approvals for Terminals
14 December 2016: Aspiring LNG importers in China are going through a more stringent government approval process for proposed…
The Dark Days Before Christmas
09 December 2016: Clouds have been gathering above the tanker market for some time now. The orderbook for delivery…
French Nuclear Outages Spike NW Europe Gas, Power Prices
7 December 2016: France will be without a significant amount of its nuclear generation capacity over winter, increasing demand…
Against All Odds
01 Dec 2016: On September 28, OPEC announced that they planned to reduce output to stabilize the oil markets. They…