2018 has been a year of extremes. For most part, trading conditions have been very challenging amid a persistent oversupply
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you will probably have heard that OPEC are at
Canada’s benchmark heavy crude, Western Canadian Select (WCS), has seen its price slowly slide since mid-2018, trading at a record
Ordering a new tanker is undoubtedly a big decision. More often than not the investment is driven by robust industry
Low water levels on the Rhine have remained a persistent problem for the European commodity markets since the summer, forcing
To say its been tough for Venezuela in recent years would very much be an understatement. The economy has shrunk
Oil prices had been on an upward trajectory since July last year, with Brent values briefly climbing above $85/bbl in
Sanctions are back. From Monday any company trading Iranian crude faces being cut out of the US financial system. The
India, along with China has long been revered as a key driver of world oil demand growth. However, higher crude
Not so long ago, a lot of tanker and dry cargo owners had been fiercely opposed to the installation of