Tradewinds: GasLog Targets LNG Trio
“GasLog of Monaco has inked a contract to acquire three LNG carriers from BG Group affiliate Methane Services Ltd…
Chinese Business News: Sinopec unit Unipec Overtakes Shell to Become the World’s Largest
“Unipec, a unit of China’s oil giant Sinopec, has overtaken Shell to become the world’s largest spot dirty tanker…
MarineLink: Despite Rising US Production, Saudi Crude Still
“Saudi crude & the US market: Chart courtesy of Poten & Partners. Reported spot market activity from the Arabian…
Bloomberg: Lithuania Relies on U.S. Exporting LNG to Escape Russia Gas Grip
“Japan LNG natural import prices reached a record average of $14.78 per million BTU last month, excluding shipping costs,…
Marinelink.com: Despite Rising US Production, Saudi Crude Still Flows in
“Reported spot market activity from the Arabian Gulf remains on an upward trend since 2010 in spite of rising…
Bloomberg: Oil-Tanker Recovery Trails Market With U.S. Export Ban: Freight
“Crude tankers would benefit as smaller Suezmaxes and Aframaxes carry U.S. cargoes to Europe or to a pipeline across…
Bloomberg Businessweek: Trafigura Seeks Forties; Buzzard Oil Field Restarting After Halt
“Trafigura Beheer BV chartered the supertanker Almizan Star to haul crude from Forties terminal Hound Point in Scotland for…
Wall Street Journal: Oil-Tanker Data Shows China Shift
“Unipec was the No. 1 charterer of oil tankers for the second year in a row in 2013, beating…
Tradewinds: Unipec Retains Crown
“Unipec has held on to its title as the world’s leading charterer of dirty tankers shipping, more than twice…
Carbon Positive: Unipec Maintains Top Spot Among Dirty Spot Charterers for 2013
“Dirty tanker spot activity increased year-on-year, with Unipec maintaining its spot as the top Charterer, noted analyst Poten &…
