International Economy: Don’t Kill the Oil Speculators
“Philip Verleger writes in International Economy “how commodity transactions promote price stability. . . . Far from promoting price…
O PEC-ing Away
When the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets next week in Vienna, they will help formulate a consensus…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast rack prices mostly unchanged; however, New England prices assessed higher.
- Midwest wholesale markets were active – prices firm…
The Business Times (Singapore): Mid-East VLCC Surplus Halves
“The supply of supertankers competing for two million barrel shipments of Middle East crude more than halved as demand…
21st Century Business Herald (China): Tanker to Create a Rebound
“Poten & Partners “recently published a report, over the past 10 years, China’s imports of crude oil in the…
Kuwait Bucks Peak Oil
The combined effect of a weaker oil price environment and the overall decline in worldwide oil consumption has created…
Tradewinds: Influx Boosts Tanker-Chartering Base
“Independent oil-trading giants Total Oil Trading SA (Totsa), Gunvor, Lukoil International Trading & Supply Co (Litasco), Addax and Mercuria…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail prices increase up to $30 per ST.
- Midwest wholesale markets were busy this week, and prices were…
Tradewinds: Eisbrenner to Open Houston base for Poten & Partners
“Former Shell LNG executive vice-president Kathleen Eisbrenner has re-emerged in a new role with US-headquartered broker and consultant Poten…
Bloomberg: Poten & Partners Hires Kathleen Eisbrenner From Shell
“Poten & Partners, a closely held U.S. energy consultancy, hired Kathleen Eisbrenner from Royal Dutch Shell Plc to manage…
