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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The Mid-Continental Divide

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A recent pipeline spill into Montana’s Yellowstone River has added fuel to the fire surrounding the TransCanada Keystone pipeline…
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In-dia for the Long Haul

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The high crude oil price environment seen in 2011 has raised concern that inflationary pressure could interfere with the…
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Uncle Sam Slight of Hand

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The move this week by President Obama and his administration to release Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil should…
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Yard Trips Sink Ships

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Public companies, private equity groups and new entrants to the shipping markets convened at various finance conferences this week…
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Pier Pressure

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The proposed project to expand Pier 400 – Berth 408 in the port of Los Angeles has engendered a…
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Cover Your Asset

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The low earnings and high bunker prices seen in the market as of late have created a challenging financial…
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OPEC Pickle

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The past three years have produced an extremely volatile crude oil market, as prices have waivered up and down…
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Yukon Trail-Off

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Since their discovery in 1968, Alaska’s North Slope fields have produced 16.2 billion barrels of crude oil, and have…
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M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I

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The Mississippi River is America’s largest contiguous waterway, and a vital transportation way for the domestic petroleum supply chain….
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The Missing Link

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As highlighted in the last Weekly Tanker Opinion, Royal Flush, weakness in the crude oil freight markets continues to…
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Royal Flush

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April 2011 will be remembered as the month of the Royal Wedding by many, but it has also been…
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