Will the Dragon Rise Again?
12th July 2024:Chinese Oil Demand Growth Slows Down
Chinese oil demand has been growing rapidly over the past decades as…
TradeWinds: Chinese buyers of US LNG looking at long-term structures to offload their volumes
April 16, 2025
Chinese buyers of US LNG are investigating ways of offloading their contracted volumes on a long-term basis,…
Tanker Midterms – 2024 Edition
June 28th 2024: Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 1H 2024*
The oil tanker markets are still largely driven by…
TradeWinds: VLCCs looking forward to double lift from sanctions and Opec
April 7, 2025
“Given the tightening fleet, rising volumes and discounted barrels, VLCC rates look to be well supported despite…
Going Deep
21 June 2024:Deepwater port development will help VLCC demand
Over the last decade, the U.S. has developed into the largest…
Is Oil Running Out Of Gas?
14th June 2024:IEA warns again that oil demand will peak this decade
So far this year, we have seen new…
TradeWinds: Tariffs threat making LNG buyers hesitant on cementing long-term US deals
March 26, 2025
Actions by the new US administration are creating market uncertainties that are making some buyers reluctant to…
Danger Ahead?
June 7th 2024:Weather forecasters predict a very active hurricane season
We are in June and that means, that the Atlantic…
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
May 31st 2024:OPEC(+) decisions becoming more difficult and less impactful
This Sunday, June 2, the group of oil producing countries…
Much To Do About Mexico
10th May 2024:Changes in Mexico could reshuffle regional oil flows
In terms of energy, Mexico and the United States have…