Shipbuilding’s Slippery Slope
In general, it is difficult to engender sympathy for shipowners. To market insiders, the plight might be somewhat easier,…
The Burmese Crude Oil Python
When thinking about the prognosis for tanker demand growth, the most immediate threat, second to the construction of a canal,…
Suezmaxes: Around The World In More Than 80 Days
Gas Politics Take Center Stage In Ukraine Crisis
21 Apr 2014: Russia’s annexation of Crimea has renewed concerns in Europe about the future of an energy mix…
Thinking Outside the Triangle
Although US refined products exports largely underpin medium-range (MR) product tanker demand in the Atlantic Basin, there is little…
Liquefied Petroleum Gold
While the large crude oil tankers slip into what seems like a second quarter slumber, buzz continues to build…
Moonlighting in the Sunshine State
A recent, This Week In Petroleum, published by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency (EIA) suggested that…
Quoth the Raven: Exxon Valdez
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the infamous Exxon Valdez oil spill, an accident that would forever shape…
Spring Chickens and More to Hatch
The spate of newbuilding activity across different tanker sectors could be evidence that a lemming-like approach to supply analysis…
Master Limited Partnerships Tempt US Export Players
20 Mar 2014: Five US liquefaction proponents with non-free trade country export authorization are in the throes of courting…
