Tanker Opinions

26 Jul 2019: In recent years, the airwaves have been dominated by the growth in U.S. crude oil production and…

19-Jul-2019:  Last weekend we saw Barry, the first major storm of the U.S. hurricane season, make landfall close to…

12 Jul 2019: Geopolitical tension and the tanker market are linked, because there is typically a close relationship between geopolitical…

June 21 2019: U.S. oil industry news is usually dominated by reporting on shale oil, Permian crude production and…

June 7 2019: Until recently, the consensus view on crude prices, oil supply and demand as well as tanker rates,…

31 May 2019: On May 30, President Trump tweeted that he will impose 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico…

24 May 2019: OPEC production has always been a significant driver of tanker demand and rate volatility.  Most of its…

10 May 2019: After the tanker freight market recovered in the fourth quarter of 2018, most analysts (including ourselves) expected…

3 May 2019: Last week, reports surfaced that Russian Urals crude flowing through the Druzhba pipeline was contaminated with organic…

26 Apr 2019: On Monday April 22, the U.S. announced that it will not extend the sanctions waivers when they…