Imports East of Suez Hit Record High as Demand Surges
Shuttered nuclear plants in Japan and robust economic growth elsewhere in the region have sent LNG demand up to…
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Marcellus Shale Sends Terminal Operators Scrambling
The US Geological Survey has dramatically boosted its assessment of Marcellus shale reserves in the Appalachian Basin to 84…
Carbon Tax Unlikely To Derail Australia’s LNG Industry
After nearly four years in power, Australia’s ruling Labor Party has moved to legislate a carbon emissions tax starting…
Media Mentions
Freight Waves: In topsy-turvy commodity trades, small ships outperform big ships
July 13, 2022
VLCC underperformance versus smaller crude tankers has been ongoing since early 2021. “The…
Lloyd’s List: High fuel spreads boost scrubber benefits
July 13, 2022
Poten & Partners said in a recent note that the widening spreads are…
Natural Gas Intelligence: Philippine LNG Projects Slow Despite Strong Asian Demand
July 8th, 2022
“We see more progress on a wide range of projects, but recent history…
Events
Tanker Opinions
Iran Sanctions Snap Back
11 May 2018;
To nobody’s surprise, President Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the 2015 international nuclear deal…
Russia Turns Up The Volume
4 May 2018;
Russian crude oil production and exports have been in the news lately. It is being reported that…
Reading The Orderbook
27 Apr 2018;
While the tanker market has remained in the doldrums so far this year, demolition has picked up…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
8 Mar 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices mixed this week, with flux prices steady.
- Wholesale asphalt barge prices went…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
1 Mar 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices held steady for the week.
- Wholesale barge prices moved higher…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
22 Feb 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were status quo this late-winter week.
- Wholesale barge prices continue…
