Tanker Opinions

15 Nov 2019:  Mixed Outlook for Refiners as a Result of IMO 2020

Analysts expect that the implementation of the…

8 Nov 2019: California Refinery Outages Help Product Tankers

California has regularly been on the front pages of the newspapers…

1 Nov 2019: The Impact of IMO 2020 on Freight Rates

Anyone who follows the shipping industry or is involved…

25 Oct 2019: Latin American Producer Shows Enormous Potential

Every oil production outlook for 2020 and beyond needs to consider…

18 Oct 2019: Oil Demand for Next Year Does Not Look Promising

While tanker rates went through a record-breaking rollercoaster…

11 Oct 2019: The Recent Surge in Tanker Earnings is Unprecedented

Under normal circumstances, the Poten Weekly Tanker Opinion does not…

4 Oct 2019: Has the Long-Anticipated Tanker Boom Finally Arrived?

Ever since the Trump administration slapped sanctions on COSCO Tankers…

27 Sep 2019: St. Croix Refinery Restart Will Impact Crude and Product Flows

By the end of 2019, Limetree Bay Refining…

20 Sep 2019: Initial Impact on Tanker Rates is Mixed

On September 14, 2019, the Abqaiq crude oil processing plant,…

16 Sep 2019: Oil Prices and Tanker Rates are Significantly Higher. Berthing has Resumed in Ras Tanura, After Being Interrupted…