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…
Stocking Stuffers
Crude stocks in the US have been reaching levels not seen since April…
April Showers Bring May Flowers
Now that the bottom seems to have fallen-out of the spot tanker market,…
