Closing The Door (Again) On Venezuela
March 14th, 2025:Production and exports will suffer as Chevron license revoked
During the first Trump administration, the U.S. ramped up…
Will Trump’s Tariffs Boost Tanker Rates?
March 7th 2025:Tariffs on crude oil and products can change trade flows
Over the last six weeks, U.S. President Trump…
Chinese Shipping In The Crosshairs
Feb 28th, 2025:Implications of the proposed fees on the tanker market
According to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative…
The End Of The Dark Fleet?
Feb 14th, 2025:End of global conflicts would reduce employment options
This week, President Trump announced that he talked to Russian…
Trade Winds of Change
Feb 7th, 2025: Global dirty trade routes-reshuffle again in 2024
In 2020, we started a new annual tradition, ranking the…
Gaining Momentum
Jan 31st, 2025:Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is nearing full capacity
This week, various publications reported that Nigerian gasoline imports are on…
Back To Fundamentals
Jan 24th, 2025:Underlying oil supply/demand drivers seem supportive
In recent years, the narrative in the oil and tanker markets has…
Navigating Uncertainty
Jan 17th, 2025:Geopolitics has returned to the oil and tanker markets
Geopolitics are intricately linked with the international oil and…
Predicting The Unpredictable
Jan 10th, 2025:Key tanker market developments for 2025
We are continuing our annual forecasting series and for 2025, we have…
The (Mostly) Predictable Parade
Jan 3rd, 2025: Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 2024*
Relative to last year, there are a few changes in…
