Transatlantic Oil Swap
17 Feb 2017: Historically, the transatlantic product trade has been a significant source of employment for product tankers. The…
OPEC Cuts Down Tanker Demand
10 Feb 2017: It appears that the whole world (at least the people that are interested in oil supply…
Pipe Dreams Re-Awakening
3 Feb 2017: On January 24, in his first week in office, President Trump issued several memos and an…
Afra-Maxed Out?
27-Jan-2017: In 2016, global dirty (crude and dirty products) Aframax ton-mile demand increased by 1.1% compared to 2015 while…
Tanker Supply Cloud Has A Silver Lining
19 Jan 2017: We recently updated the age profile statistics for the tanker fleet. At first glance, this is…
Deal … Or No Deal?
12 Jan 2017: One year ago, the United Nations lifted its sanctions against Iran after the International Atomic Energy…
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…
The Dark Days Before Christmas
09 December 2016: Clouds have been gathering above the tanker market for some time now. The orderbook for delivery…
