Shifting LNG Market to Challenge Liquefaction Project Financing
13 April 2017: ” The LNG market continues to evolve from its relatively simple beginnings – when buyers signed…
What’s New
Business Intelligence Products
Several Pakistani FSRU Projects Moving Ahead at Various Paces
13 April 2017: “With one floating storage-and-regasification unit (FSRU) already operating, Pakistan is continuing to work on others in…
Petronas Sales Locking up Buyers with High Credit Ratings
6 March 2017: “Petronas in 2016 offered mid- to long-term supply at some of the lowest prices to buyers…
Media Mentions
TradeWinds News: VLCC asset price spike not a repeat of 2008 ‘super-cycle’, says Poten
August 1, 2022
VLCC newbuilding and secondhand prices have been on the rise lately, but this…
Riviera Maritime Media: Growing disparity in earnings across shipping sectors
July 28, 2022
“Is the VLCC sector still the lead indicator for the tanker fleet?” asked…
Events
Tanker Opinions
Trump’s Tariffs Threat
31 May 2019: On May 30, President Trump tweeted that he will impose 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico…
OPEC+, OPEC- or NOPEC
24 May 2019: OPEC production has always been a significant driver of tanker demand and rate volatility. Most of its…
Back to Square One
10 May 2019: After the tanker freight market recovered in the fourth quarter of 2018, most analysts (including ourselves) expected…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
24 Jan 2020
- Racks remain mostly quiet in East Coast markets, but some firmer New England pricing.
- East Coast asphalt barge…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
17 Jan 2020
- Racks are mostly quiet in East Coast markets, but a few mid-Atlantic markets firmed a bit.
- East Coast…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
10 Jan 2020
- Racks are mostly quiet in East Coast markets. A few locations had modest price increases.
- East Coast flux…
