Riding the Wave
There is no sign of shipowners having the summertime blues as the crude oil shipping bull market continues to…
Tanker Opinions
Dirty Talk
Producers, traders, brokers, buyers, regulators and financiers gathered this June in Houston at Platts 5th annual Bunker & Residual…
Digging Deep
The prospect of drilling for oil in the United States’ outer continental shelf (OCS) has ramifications across not only…
Holding the Maya
After reaching a zenith of 3.46 million bbls/day in late 2003, Mexico’s crude oil production has declined. At the…
Why is the Oil Price High and What Can Be Done About It?
To give some perspective on the many intertwined factors that continue to push oil’s price to ever loftier levels,…
No Longer Kings of the Road
In a huge upset, it was recently announced that sales of Ford’s dominant F-series truck lagged smaller, more fuel…
Tipping a Balance
In tightly balanced tanker markets, any ripple in either short-term vessel supply or demand can potentially swing freight rates…
Start Your Engines
This weekend may serve as one of the first official tests of whether demand for products can withstand current…
Follow The Leader
The Atlantic Basin spot tanker market has seen substantial strengthening in the past week, in particular the VLCCs and…
A Man A Plan A Canal
he Panama Canal has become one of the integral waterways for world maritime…
Oh, The Places We Go!
The increase in crude oil prices since the start of 2008 has been quite staggering in nominal terms. It…
Spread is the Word
There is no doubt that the tanker market has become increasingly complex in the past several years. Changing trade…
