‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ With Low Oil Prices?
April 11th, 2025: How will U.S. goal of energy dominance deal with low oil prices?
U.S. crude oil production has…
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Tanker Opinions
Poten & Partners tanker research and consulting group monitors and analyzes tanker market and energy developments around the world and advises companies on strategy development and implementation. Below you will find our team’s Weekly Tanker Opinions. To subscribe, click here.
Erik Broekhuizen
It’s Complicated!
Erik Broekhuizen
March 28th, 2025: Targeting Chinese vessels could be costly for the U.S.
A few weeks ago, the Trump administration announced…
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OPEC Springs A Surprise
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April 4th, 2025:The cartel raises oil production by 411,000 b/d in May
One day after President Trump announced a barrage…
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Closing The Door (Again) On Venezuela
Erik Broekhuizen
March 14th, 2025:Production and exports will suffer as Chevron license revoked
During the first Trump administration, the U.S. ramped up…
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Will Trump’s Tariffs Boost Tanker Rates?
Erik Broekhuizen
March 7th 2025:Tariffs on crude oil and products can change trade flows
Over the last six weeks, U.S. President Trump…
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Chinese Shipping In The Crosshairs
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Feb 28th, 2025:Implications of the proposed fees on the tanker market
According to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative…
Erik Broekhuizen
The End Of The Dark Fleet?
Erik Broekhuizen
Feb 14th, 2025:End of global conflicts would reduce employment options
This week, President Trump announced that he talked to Russian…
Erik Broekhuizen
Trade Winds of Change
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Feb 7th, 2025: Global dirty trade routes-reshuffle again in 2024
In 2020, we started a new annual tradition, ranking the…
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Gaining Momentum
Erik Broekhuizen
Jan 31st, 2025:Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is nearing full capacity
This week, various publications reported that Nigerian gasoline imports are on…
Erik Broekhuizen
Back To Fundamentals
Erik Broekhuizen
Jan 24th, 2025:Underlying oil supply/demand drivers seem supportive
In recent years, the narrative in the oil and tanker markets has…
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Navigating Uncertainty
Erik Broekhuizen
Jan 17th, 2025:Geopolitics has returned to the oil and tanker markets
Geopolitics are intricately linked with the international oil and…
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Predicting The Unpredictable
Erik Broekhuizen
Jan 10th, 2025:Key tanker market developments for 2025
We are continuing our annual forecasting series and for 2025, we have…
