LNG: Pirates Threaten Ship Traffic In Gulf of Aden
Attacks by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the world busiest waterway, surged to 44 last year, up from…
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Emissions Trading: Hot Air or Wave of the Future?
Judging from the headlines, the European Union’s Emissions Trading System must be a roaring success, driving the replacement of…
South Africa Poised to Join LNG Import Club
South Africa could soon join Argentina, Brazil and Chile in the southern hemisphere’s import club. The Petroleum, Oil and…
Media Mentions
TradeWinds News: Russian crude exports to Asia have increased since invasion, Poten says
March 21, 2022
The export volumes loaded in Russia destined for Asia averaged 1.4m barrels per…
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…
Events
Tanker Opinions
Houston, We Have A Problem
1 Sep 2017; Hurricane Harvey, the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. in more than a decade, made landfall…
Saudi Arabia Rules The Waves
25 Aug 2017; Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producer in OPEC, accounting for about 30% of total OPEC crude…
Same Old Suezmax Market
18 Aug 2017: Poten monitors the Suezmax market for its customers on an ongoing basis. Our Suezmax desk looks…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
13 Jul 2018
- Paving activity resumed in earnest this week, following the July 4th national holiday.
- Some East Coast retail asphalt…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
06 Jul 2018
- Paving activity slows this week, due to the mid-week holiday.
- Many East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
29 Jun 2018
- Many East Coast retail asphalt prices increased this week. Flux retail prices were flat.
- East Coast barge prices…
