Condensates in World Commerce-A Global Condensate Forecast
Some believe that the world is running out of oil. The informed consensus is…
Back to the Future
In the past six months, crude oil…
Venezuela Heavy on Crude
Lately in the political arena, a great deal of discussion has surrounded the oil…
2006 IEA Outlook Let the Good Times Roll
The International Energy Agency (IEA)’s latest Oil Market Report forecasts worldwide oil demand…
API The Golden Year
Since 1956, industry experts have been gathering biennially for the API Tanker Conference. This…
Bulls vs Bears
Baseball player Yogi Berra once succinctly observed, “Prediction is a risky business, especially…
Filling In the Gap
While many countries have recently been struggling to maintain their crude oil production, the…
One a Week
For more than ten years now, a familiar lament in the Aframax sector…
The Tankship Tromedy
One of the more interesting books dedicated to understanding the tanker business was recently published and is entitled, “The…
In or Out
When looking at the mounting tanker orderbook, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) phase-out regulation…
Tanker Prices Stronger than Steel (2)
Newbuilding prices for tankers have remained at historically high levels, yet the order…