Reuters: Reluctant Refiners Threaten Anti-Pollution Efforts in Shipping
“Global efforts to drastically reduce toxic sulphur emissions in the shipping industry will likely be delayed for years due…
How the West Was Won
This past week, an oil leak originating from a pump station serving Alaska’s North Slope resulted in a shut-down…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail paving prices mostly steady, with some increases in Florida markets.
- East Coast wholesale FOB price ranges widened…
Bloomberg: Unipec Becomes Fifth-Largest Hirer of Crude Oil Tankers
“China International United Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the Chinese trader known as Unipec, became the fifth-largest charterer of crude…
Tradewinds: Asian Dirty Influence Grows
“Asia’s growing influence in the crude tanker markets is reflected in Poten’s annual review of world-wide tanker fixtures for…
Platts: Shell with 725 Deals is Top Dirty Tanker Charter in 2010
“While oil major Shell maintained its position as top spot charterer of dirty tankers in 2010, Asian oil movers…
Lloyd’s List: Shell Leads List as Top Dirty Tanker Charterer
“Oil giant Shell has again emerged as the world’s top charterer of crude tankers for the fourth consecutive year,…
The Good, the Bad, and the Dirty: 2010 Top Charterers
A brief overview of reported world-wide tanker fixtures for 2010 might best be described as characteristic of a world…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail paving prices moved higher in many locations to start the New Year.
- East Coast wholesale FOB prices…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- There was very limited activity, with early closings due to the Holiday weekends.
- East Coast and Gulf Coast Wholesale asphalt…
