Condensates to the Rescue?
Will growing U.S. condensate exports provide a boost to the Aframax tanker segment? In June of this year two American…
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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.
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Suezmaxes as the Comeback Kid?
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Suezmaxes appear to be a good investment again. Several tanker owners have recently placed orders for Suezmax tankers and market…
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Out with the Old, in with the New?
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Should owners replace older tonnage with new vessels? A few days ago, we talked to an investor who faces a…
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INDIA, THE NEW ASIAN TIGER
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India is destined to become a more significant driver of the tanker market. With an estimated 1,267,400,000 people, India has…
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CITGO: GOING GOING GONE?
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A sale of PDVSA’s Citgo refining assets could dramatically change crude oil flows. According to various sources, Venezuelan state oil…
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Déjà vu all over again?
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Will the 2014/15 winter tanker market be a repeat of the previous one? As the regular US baseball season is…
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To Asia with Love
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Growing Caribbean exports to Asia create a tighter VLCC market in the US Gulf. Back in March 2001, a VLCC…
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Mind the Gap!
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Poten will start assessing TC rates for both ECO and non-ECO vessels. In 2011, as rising crude oil prices pushed…
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Another Storage Play in the Bay?
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Enter Tankers from Stage Left. During the last few days, various articles in the oil and shipping press have hinted…
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Slip…N’ Slide into Better Times
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Although the Caribbean market for Aframaxes has taken a precipitous tumble this week, other tanker segments have maintained healthy…
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Dig, Dig, Dig Señora
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While infrastructure projects, especially canals, bear a certain element of inherent skepticism, their impact on global trade flows should…
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An Issue of Sulf-Deprecation
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Throughout the past decade, the worldwide fuel de-sulfurization effort has permeated many industries, not the least of which is…
