The benchmark USG-TA route gained 10 points this week to conclude at ws70. The positive movement came following a number of weeks of rather lackluster performance; August concluded with ws75 observed on the route before a  Download  File[PDF]

VLCC markets fluctuated this week with last week's modest gains from an essential bottom being initially scaled back before yielding to fresh gains again. Overall activity declined following a strong run during the first five Download  File[PDF]

The recent Oil Market Report (OMR) from the International Energy Agency (IEA) was unremarkable in its lack of revisions to its forecasts. The agency kept both oil demand growth estimates and non-OPEC supply forecasts roughly Download File[PDF]

The underlying strength of weakness of the tanker industry will ultimately reflect the supply and demand fundamentals; we are no different to almost all other markets. Here we focus on the supply side of the argument, Download File[PDF]

Reports surfaced last week that Philadelphia Energy Solutions- the Sunoco and Carlyle Group JV- chartered a Jones Act-compliant handysize tanker to shuttle crude parcels from the USG to its 330,000 b/d Download  File[PDF]

As this year's US preidential campaign has entered the limelight, it has become evident that energy is a strategic issue( as usual!). There have been echoes over the years of the US desire to break its reliance Download File[PDF]

A series of refinery outages in the Atlantic Basin and anticipated seasonal maintenance have sharply tightened regional gasoil balances and have sent European diesel prices soaring. Typically, this would open up the trans-Atlantic Download File[PDF]

Hurricane Isaac has been one of the first major hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin this year,causing a major headache to the oil industry.According to press reports, Isaac has halted 95% of crude oil Production in the Gulf of MexicoDownload File[PDF]

Like tanker company earnings reports, the Poten Weekly Tanker Opinion has made for grim reading in recent weeks, with discussions of flagging IEA demand outlooks, rising US crude production driving sharp cuts in crude Download File[PDF]

With former Hurricane Isaac now inland over the mid-Continent, most offshore energy producers are expecting to re-start Gulf of Mexico production today and over the weekend. America's offshore and refining center seems Download  File[PDF]