China Scrambles To Meet Surging Gas Demand
With memories of last year’s shortages still fresh, Beijing’s powerful National Development and Reform Commission is demanding a 20%…
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Iran Puts On Brave Front As Sanctions Bite
With an even more stringent round of United Nations sanctions beginning to bite, Iran is cutting back on its…
Low Imports Leave US Regas Owners Grasping At Straws
With second quarter US LNG imports registering a 27% drop on last year, optimism surrounding an impending surge of…
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Hellenic Shipping News: Europe may buy more US LNG, rethink ESG goals to reduce reliance on Russian gas
March 9, 2022
So far energy supplies from Russia continue to flow to Europe, and this…
TradeWinds News: Shipping sails into a vortex of suspicion and uncertainty
March 16, 2022
Even if sanctions were lifted by the US on Venezuela, New York-based shipbroker…
TradeWinds News: As Mexico’s president tackles ‘absurd’ crude and products trade, what will it mean for shipping?
March 14, 2022
According to New York broking house Poten & Partners, most of Mexico’s crude…
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Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 2017
Every year Poten ranks the dirty spot charterers to see who tops the…
Fixing Forties
22 Dec 2017;
On Monday 11 December, the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) in the North Sea was closed for repairs. …
Viva Mexico!
15 Dec 2017;
In December 2013, Mexico made the necessary changes to its constitution to allow a widespread reform of…
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Asphalt Weekly Monitor
05 Oct 2018
- East Coast retail asphalt prices are mostly flat, with some areas slipping – flux prices higher.
- East Coast…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
28 Sep 2018
- Damage from Hurricane Florence continues to affect the East Coast’s retail and wholesale asphalt markets, with many…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
21 Sep 2018
- The aftermath of Hurricane Florence continues to affect the East Coast’s retail and wholesale asphalt markets, with…
