Lloyd’s List: Iranian Oil Supply Loss Strengthens New Delhi’s ties with Brazil
“India’s spot market crude oil imports have rocketed in the past 10 years as the nation ramps up its…
Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley Ship Hauls Frozen Gas 14,500 Miles to Tokyo
“A liquefied natural gas tanker hired by Morgan Stanley, the bank that ships the most commodities, is hauling a…
Lloyd’s List: Shifting Trade Patterns Bolster Product Tankers in Atlantic Basin
“Profound changes have occurred in Atlantic basin product tanker trades over the last year; changes that most commentators agree…
Lloyd’s List: Busy US Gulf Props up MR Product Tanker Market
“Oil products flowed out of the US Gulf on medium range product tankers this week, creating the busiest global…
Lloyd’s List: Rising US Crude Output Cuts Global Tanker Demand
“The tanker market is becoming ever more reliant on Asia to offset the decline in tonne-miles generated from US…
Tradewinds: Gunvor Buys Antwerp Refinery
“Gunvor has bought a refinery in Antwerp from Petroplus, the Swiss refiner that filed for insolvency in January. The…
Bloomberg: April Fuel Oil Cargoes Booked to Singapore at 2.6 Million Ton
“Fuel-oil cargoes currently poised to arrive in Singapore from outside Asia next month are at 2.6 million metric tons,…
Lloyd’s List: VLCCs Still in Demand Even as US Looks to Cut Oil Reliance
“The rise in North American production in recent years has even created a glut of oil stored at Cushing,…
Bloomberg: U.S. Refinery Expansion May Spur Demand for Supertanker Cargoes
“The expansion of Motiva Enterprises LLC’s refinery could spur increased demand for supertankers hauling Persian Gulf crude oil westbound,…
Fairplay: Middle East – The Hormuz Effect
“This could finally be the year when decades of tension between Iran and its nemeses in Israel and America…
