Bloomberg: Charter Rates Plummet with Least Baltic Ice Since 1720
“Oil tankers may plow through the smallest amount of Baltic Sea ice in almost three centuries this year, speeding…
European Gas Conference 2012
Vienna, Austria: 24 Jan – 27 Jan 2012
Poten & Partners is pleased to be participating at this year’s European…
Key-Stonewalled
This week President Obama rejected a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. If ever built, the pipeline would further…
Iran-dom Acts
With the tanker market largely tuned into the potential effects of a closure of the Straits of Hormuz, there…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast paving prices were mostly steady, with some price assessments raising.
- Midwest barge activity quiet and steady on river…
Fairplay: Offshore Production Faces Fresh Hurdles
“According to Poten & Partners, Brazil’s enormous offshore discoveries could bring the country’s output from 2.2M bpd today to…
Bloomberg: China Rivals Global Leaders for Oil Shipments
“China expanded its share of global crude oil shipments in 2011, with government-owned trader China International United Petroleum &…
Lloyd’s List: China Seeks Stronger Oil Ties with Saudi Arabia
“The world’s largest oil producing company and the world’s second-largest crude oil tanker charterer are expected to sign a…
Lloyd’s List: China’s Oil Imports Ride to 6% in 2011
“China imported 6% more crude oil in 2011 than in 2010, according to preliminary Chinese Customs data. The rise…
Fairplay: Poten Plays Down Sanctions Against Iran
“Poten & Partners predicted that Iran’s fuel oil exports would be affected only minimally, as the US had already…
