No Surprise From Opec
1 Dec 2017;
To nobody’s surprise, OPEC extended its oil production cuts on November 30. The original cuts, which were…
Default Looming In Venezuela
17 Nov 2017;
On Monday, November 13, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), one of the world’s leading credit rating agencies, lowered…
Indian Crude Oil Imports
Can Indian Demand Replace Chinese Growth Slowdown?
A number of forecasters see in India a potential engine of global oil…
Tanker Market Hits Peak Supply Growth
3 Nov 2017; With the winter months approaching, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at what…
Taking Stock
27 Oct 2017;
When OPEC announced their first production cuts in eight years in September 2016, it was clear that…
Kurdish Tightrope
20 Oct 2017;
On September 25, 2017, the Kurdish Autonomous Region, governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq…
Flat Rates On The Rise Again
13 Oct 2017;
As the end of the year approaches, the Worldscale Association prepares to calculate the new flat rates…
One Belt, One Road
6 Oct 2017: In September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) initiative. It is…
The Permian is Percolating
29 Sep 2017;
The rollercoaster ride of U.S. shale production continues. Drilling activity and production of U.S. light tight oil…
Will EV’s Spark Decline In Oil Demand?
22 Sep 2017; Road transportation, (passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles) accounts for almost half (45%) of global oil demand. The…
