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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Naphtha Redemption for LR1s?

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After languishing below operating costs for almost six months, LR1 earnings on the benchmark Baltic TC5 route, carrying 55,000…
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Removing Bottlenecks

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The main culprit behind the recent uncharacteristically deep discount of West Texas Intermediate’s (WTI) price compared to Brent is…
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The Buzz to Come

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To stop the United States’ gasoline production crashing into the 10% ethanol blending wall, the US Environmental Protection Agency…
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Diversifying Outlets

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Arguments occasionally spawn diversification. Oil pipeline tariff squabbles with Belarus in 2008 prompted Russia to develop alternative routes that…
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Helping Colonials

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Over the years, oil refineries along the US Northeast Coast have hit their share of economic potholes. Many of…
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BRIC House

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The pressure to diversify crude oil sources continues to mount for purchasers of Iranian crude oil. Today, buyers not…
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A Springtime Rally

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Anyone following the tanker market during the last few years knows that bright spots have been few and far…
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Timing is Everything

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In the mid-1970s, the idea of creating a vast reserve of petroleum in the US to buffer the nation…
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This Voyage is Rated TC14

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The refined product imbalance between the United States and Europe is a structural blessing for trading companies and ship…
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Suez-min?

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Acute bleeding in the refining complex around Philadelphia has started to erode a stalwart tanker trade. The West Africa…
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