Tanker Operator: Future Iranian exports – the big question
13 July 2018: “Most analysts expected the reduction in Iranian exports to be gradual and limited, including Poten &…
The Edge: Petronas shortlisted for US$1.2 bil Lebanon FSRU job
3 July 2018: “News reports out of Lebanon and international shipping publications put the value of the contract to…
Sanctions – Extreme Edition
6 Jul 2018;
Most analysts, including ourselves in our Weekly Opinion of May 11 (“Iran Sanctions Snap Back”), expected…
Understanding the forecast for Chinese LNG demand
02 July, 2018:
The evolution of the Chinese market in the coming years contains great uncertainty. Questions around the…
Tanker Operator: Trade wars and tanker markets
29 June 2018: “Such tariffs would make US crude less competitive against other potential sources of crude. Poten &…
Tanker Midterms
29 Jun 2018;
We have reached the middle of the year. It is time to take stock of the fixture…
Bloomberg: U.S., China Trade War Could Hurt Crude Supertanker Market
25 June 2018: “VLCC market could get hit if China imposes tariffs on crude oil imports from U.S. as…
Seatrade Maritime News: OPEC meeting set to determine direction of VLCC market
18 June 2018: “In a recent weekly report, New York tanker broker Poten & Partners summed up the situation…
Guardian T&T: Negotiations begin with energy companies
21 June 2018: The negotiating team is led by Energy Minister Franklin Khan and includes Stuart Young, Minister in…
Collateral Damage
22-Jun-2018: As part of the ongoing effort by the U.S. administration to negotiate improved trade arrangements with China, the U.S…