The China Conundrum
11 Jan 2019; The news from China has been mostly negative in recent weeks. One report after another seems to…
Gulf Times: Us Shale Gas Targets Europe Despite Russian Supply Boom
“There will be an increase” in European imports from the US this year, Jason Feer, head of business intelligence…
Marine Propulsion: Platts’ Starts Assessment of 0.5% Sulphur Marine Fuel Price in Singapore: Us$366.18/tonne
These have been attempts to gauge the impact on the expected premium ahead of the IMO global sulphur cap’s…
WSAU: ExxonMobil Shelves Canada LNG Export Project
Exxon’s decision signaled it is concentrating on LNG projects with Qatar Petroleum and a proposed expansion of its…
It’s Lonely At The Top
In the latest ranking of the largest dirty spot charterers we observe some small changes. Not at the top,…
Mozambique Projects Close to Offtake Deals, Targeting mid-2019 FIDs
27 December 2018:
Sponsors of Mozambique’s two large-scale land-based liquefaction projects are close to finalizing LNG…
Splash 247: Poten Turns Cautious on VLCC Prospects After OPEC Cuts
Tanker brokers Poten & Partners warn in their latest weekly report that VLCC rates for next year could be…
LPG in World Markets: South Korean Petrochemical Expansions to Boost LPG Imports
LPG in World Markets
January 2019
TOC: South Korean ethylene expansion projects have the potential to add nearly 1.7 MMt/y LPG…
Indian LPG imports to grow at a slower rate on rising prices
17 December 2018:
Spot LPG traders are confident that Indian imports of LPG will remain strong this year despite a…
Repositioning “Empties”
14 December 2018: One of the challenges in the container shipping industry is the need to reposition empty containers (“empties”)…
