Will Slow Ordering Provide Foundation for Aframax Rate Recovery?
Dirty tanker rates have extended their period of languishment in a prolonged slump that will be memorable in the…
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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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“Three Speed” Economic Environment Batters Europe
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The “three speed” recovery – a phrase of choice of the IMF – refers to varying rates of economic…
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Frequently Cited Oil Spread Moderates on Evolution of Transportation Options
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The Brent-WTI spread’s blowout in late 2010 through 2011 made and lost many a small fortune. The spread was…
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Consequences of the Confluence of “Peak Demand” and an Expanding Production Boom
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Conservationists and industry have been at odds over the ability of crude oil to continue to serve as a…
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The Growing Presence of the United States as Energy Exporter
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A combination of increased crude oil production and slumping refined product demand has shifted refinery marketing dynamics in the…
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Will Mexico Join North American Production Boon?
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Declining production, coupled with low levels of investment in domestic refineries and crude exploration have diminished Mexico’s role as…
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Struggling European Refinery Economics Continue to Impact Trade Flows
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Economic growth prospects in Europe continue to be uneven – and generally tenuous at best – across the continent…
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Tax Implications Could Weigh on South Korean Crude Imports
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While much of the world’s attention is currently focused on escalating tensions between North and South Korea, the oil…
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China-Russia Crude Oil Deal Largely Bypassing Tanker Market
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Although most media reports were previously suggesting that major Sino-Russian energy negotiations were faltering, relations between the pair took…
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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The shipping industry has been working the conference circuit in the New York metropolitan area this week, and some…
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Ethanol RIN Volatility has Consequences for US Trade Volumes
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The Renewable Identification Number (RIN) market administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has largely been a boondoggle…
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Opportunity for Recovery of Venezuelan Oil Production?
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Hugo Chavez’s death earlier this week was notable from several perspectives, not the least of which is from that…
