How Low Can You Go?
September marks the end of a particularly brutal summer. Assessed earnings on the Arabian Gulf to Far East benchmark…
Public Displays of Capital Injection
When the market gets tough, the tough get going. There is no doubt that the public markets provide a…
Importing is Light Sweet Sorrow
Last Tuesday, US Atlantic Coast refiner Sunoco announced its plans to exit the refining business by unloading its “unprofitable”…
Syria of Events
The violent response of Syrian leader Bashar al Assad to the ongoing pro-democracy protests since March of this year…
Rock U.S. Like a Hurricane
Hurricane Irene made its way up the eastern seaboard over the course of last week, hitting some of the…
With a Rebel Yell
Newspaper headlines have been screaming the conquest of Tripoli, and by all measures it appears that it is just…
Well, Look at the Time
Any guest at a cocktail party knows that it is rude to double dip, but this etiquette lesson must…
Show Us the Money, and We’ll Show You the Barrels
Despite the generally steady refined product demand climate in the United States, it is interesting to note resurgence in…
Follow The Yellow Brick Road – US Debt Limit Revision
Welcome to Oz! While it is nothing new, now more than ever it seems the United States government is…
Land Down Under
Despite persistent weakness in most OECD economies, continued demand for Australia’s commodities, particularly from its rapidly developing Asian neighbors,…
