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

What Slowdown?

Erik Broekhuizen
19 May 2017:  Since the early years of this century, China has been the growth engine of the bulk…
Erik Broekhuizen

Asia First

Erik Broekhuizen
12 May 2017:  In recent weeks and months, various equity analysts and executives of publicly listed tanker companies have…
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The Biggest Losers

Erik Broekhuizen
5 May 2017:  It is usually more pleasant to write about growing business prospects and new trade routes, but…
Erik Broekhuizen

Rock versus Sand

Erik Broekhuizen
28 Apr 2017:  American shale is back.  Production is going from strength to strength on the back of increased…
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Brazil is Back

Erik Broekhuizen
21 Apr 2017: Brazil is South America’s undisputed energy powerhouse.  The country is a large energy consumer and producer.  It…
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Down, But Not Out

Erik Broekhuizen
7 Apr 2017:  In the first three months of 2017, the level and direction of crude exports from the…
Erik Broekhuizen

Are We There Yet?

Erik Broekhuizen
31 Mar 2017:  The sentiment in the tanker market is pretty depressed at the moment, in particular for crude oil…
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Tight Oil Unleashed

Erik Broekhuizen
24 Mar 2017:  In April 2015, U.S. crude oil production reached 9.627 million barrels per day (mb/d).  This was…
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Big Remains Beautiful

Erik Broekhuizen
17 Mar 2017:  Global VLCC trades are dominated by two regions: exports are primarily coming from the countries around…
Erik Broekhuizen

Pacific Promise

Erik Broekhuizen
3 Mar 2017:  Indonesia has attracted significant attention in the energy markets lately.  This week, King Salman bin Abdulaziz…
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