Permian Pipes
13 Apr 2018;
For any product or commodity to be successful in the marketplace, it is important that it can…
Deal Or No Deal?
6 Apr 2018;
For most of this decade, Iranian oil production and exports have been reduced due to international sanctions,…
The Other Exports
23 Mar 2018;
The rapid growth of U.S. crude oil production and (more recently) the rise of crude oil exports…
Looks Familiar?
16 Mar 2018;
The expression “history repeats itself” is very appropriate in the shipping markets. Seasonality and market cycles usually…
Favorable Winds Ahead
9-Mar-2018: The overall tone of “Oil 2018”, the latest IEA annual forecast of global oil demand, supply, refining and trade…
Navigating Uncertainty
2 Mar 2018: Back in 2014, when oil prices were well above $100 per barrel, analysts regularly talked about a geopolitical…
Taking Stock Of Inventories
23-Feb-2018: Few oil publications are followed as closely as the Weekly Petroleum Status Report, published every Wednesday morning by the…
Darkest Before Dawn
16 Feb 2018: The tanker market of the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 will probably be remembered…
Outages & Turnarounds
9 Feb 2018: According to the latest IEA Oil Market Report, global refinery crude throughput reached 82.2 million barrels per…
Scrapping To The Rescue?
2 Feb 2018;
The tanker market has started 2018 in the doldrums. One of the main reasons for the depressed…