The Bug Stops Here
30 Aug 2019: With all the attention that is given to the IMO 2020 sulfur cap for bunker fuels,…
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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
U.S. Crude Bonanza
Erik Broekhuizen
23 Aug 2019: U.S. Crude oil exports are boosting the tanker market
Two new export-oriented pipelines that move crude oil…
Erik Broekhuizen
Recession Ahead?
Erik Broekhuizen
16 Aug 2019: Will an economic slowdown threaten the tanker market?
The magazine ‘the Economist’ had an article this morning…
Erik Broekhuizen
Venezuela’s Struggle Continue
Erik Broekhuizen
9 Aug 2019: U.S. tightens sanctions against former regional powerhouse
The reports of the imminent demise of the regime of…
Erik Broekhuizen
The Road To Recovery
Erik Broekhuizen
2 Aug 2019: Tanker contracting slows amid challenging rate environment
There is a strong correlation between tanker newbuilding activity and…
Erik Broekhuizen
North Sea On The Rise Again
Erik Broekhuizen
26 Jul 2019: In recent years, the airwaves have been dominated by the growth in U.S. crude oil production and…
Erik Broekhuizen
Navigating The Hurricane Season
Erik Broekhuizen
19-Jul-2019: Last weekend we saw Barry, the first major storm of the U.S. hurricane season, make landfall close to…
Erik Broekhuizen
Navigating Geopolitics
Erik Broekhuizen
12 Jul 2019: Geopolitical tension and the tanker market are linked, because there is typically a close relationship between geopolitical…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Tanker Midterms
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 28 2019: We have reached the middle of the year, so it is time to take stock of…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Refinery Fire Sparks Tanker Rally
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 21 2019: U.S. oil industry news is usually dominated by reporting on shale oil, Permian crude production and…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Tanker Wars 2.0?
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 14 2019: Two oil tankers, the 110,000 dwt LR2 Front Altair (built 2016) and the 27,000 dwt product…
Abdullah Alazzaz
Dark Clouds or Silver Lining?
Abdullah Alazzaz
June 7 2019: Until recently, the consensus view on crude prices, oil supply and demand as well as tanker rates,…
