Cyprus Deems Second Bid Round A Success
Despite saber-rattling from Turkey, a host of bidders responded to the recent offshore licensing round held in Cyprus. Nicosia…
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Poten Report: Charter Rates Rise On Tight Availability
An extremely tight LNG shipping market with “zero structural availability” has driven charter rates to record levels over $100,000…
Brazil Hikes LNG Imports On Southern Drought
Brazil is back in the spot market after a relatively quiet 2011, with recent buying activity from state-owned Petrobras…
Media Mentions
Riviera Maritime Media: Tight supply/demand balance boosts Suezmax prospects
October 4, 2022
Poten & Partners looks at developments in the Suezmax segment – the 1-M-barrel…
Hellenic Shipping News: Gas crisis lands LNG cargo market in hands of energy giants
September 28, 2022
Shell and TotalEnergies are estimated to have a combined portfolio of 110 million…
Hellenic Shipping News: Explosive market demand boosts China’s LNG shipbuilding
September 28, 2022
“Just one LNG tanker is available to be chartered for a single voyage…
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Tanker Opinions
Russian Roulette for Refiners
3 May 2019: Last week, reports surfaced that Russian Urals crude flowing through the Druzhba pipeline was contaminated with organic…
Waivers, No More
26 Apr 2019: On Monday April 22, the U.S. announced that it will not extend the sanctions waivers when they…
More Oil in the Pipeline
12 Apr 2019: As anybody who follows the oil industry knows, U.S. crude oil production has grown rapidly in…
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Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
20 Mar 2020
- East Coast rack activity is increasing, with some retail asphalt pricing lower – flux prices…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
13 March 2020
- East Coast rack activity remains sluggish, with all retail pricing unchanged this week.
- Asphalt barge prices moved sharply…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
6 March 2020
- East Coast rack activity remains muted, with pricing mostly flat, with some lower pricing.
- Asphalt and flux barge…
