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Friday, February 8, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Maritime News

Tanker Analysts Shrug Off Market Woes

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — It’s never ideal if you own a fleet of crude tankers and the world’s oil producers remove millions of

February 8, 2019
Total Views: 15

Monday, January 21, 2019
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Maritime News

How OPEC Is Helping U.S. Oil Reach a Tipping Point

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg Opinion) — The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published its first detailed monthly oil forecast for 2020

January 21, 2019
Total Views: 2

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
vlcc tanker
Maritime News

Oil Tanker Owners Find Solace in Shale as OPEC Prepares New Cuts

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — America’s shale boom could be about to spare the world’s oil tanker owners from a typical OPEC ravaging.

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 58

Monday, December 3, 2018
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Maritime News

China Imports First U.S. Crude in Two Months But Traders Still Wary

By Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) – China imported its first U.S. crude oil cargo in around two months last week,

December 3, 2018
Total Views: 11

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Maritime News

Qatar to Leave OPEC to Focus On Gas

By Eric Knecht DOHA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Qatar said on Monday it was quitting OPEC from January to focus on its gas ambitions, taking a swipe at the

December 3, 2018
Total Views: 10

Thursday, October 18, 2018
oil tanker photo
Maritime News

With Few Buyers, Iranian Oil Armada Heads to China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions

By Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) – An unprecedented volume of Iranian crude oil is set to arrive at China’s

October 18, 2018
Total Views: 9

Monday, September 10, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Maritime News

Oil Demand Seen Peaking by 2023 While Climate Targets Missed, DNV GL Report Shows

By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Within 20 years, oil use will have long since peaked, renewables and natural gas will account for about half of energy

September 10, 2018
Total Views: 6

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
tanker underway
Maritime News

China Shipowners Stop Hauling Iranian Oil as U.S. Sanctions Near

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s shipowners are shunning Iran’s oil, while the OPEC producer is using its own tankers to supply top customers

August 21, 2018
Total Views: 1

Thursday, August 16, 2018
offshore oil and gas rig
Maritime News

Mega Oil and Gas Projects Are Back

By Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Investors are about to find out whether the world’s largest oil companies have learned their lesson from $80

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 6

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
BP Offloads Last 2 Stranded Oil Cargoes to Shandong Refiner – Sources
Maritime News

BP Offloads Last 2 Stranded Oil Cargoes to Shandong Refiner – Sources

BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Oil major BP on Tuesday offloaded about 1 million barrels of Angolan crude from supertanker ‘Olympic Light’ to an

August 15, 2018
Total Views: 6

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
Maritime News

Venezuela Dodges Oil Asset Seizures with Export Transfers at Sea

By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa HOUSTON/PUNTO FIJO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has limited the damage from

August 7, 2018
Total Views: 11

Thursday, August 2, 2018
BP Offloads Oil Cargo in Shandong After Two-Month Delay at Sea
Maritime News

BP Offloads Oil Cargo in Shandong After Two-Month Delay at Sea

BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Oil major BP has started discharging about 1 million barrels of Angolan crude to a Chinese independent refiner, after holding

August 2, 2018
Total Views: 2

Monday, July 30, 2018
Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Image credit: eol.jsc.nasa.gov
Maritime News

Why Is Saudi Halting Oil Shipments Through the Red Sea?

By Stephen Kalin and Rania El Gamal RIYADH/DUBAI, July 30 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced last week it was suspending oil shipments through the

July 30, 2018
Total Views: 20

Thursday, July 26, 2018
Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Image credit: eol.jsc.nasa.gov
Maritime News

Explainer: What is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Why is it Important?

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia temporarily halted oil shipments via the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping lane for crude at the southern end

July 26, 2018
Total Views: 3330

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
tanker underway
Maritime News

Saudi Arabia Suspends Oil Exports Through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait After Houthi Attacks

By Rania El Gamal DUBAI, July 26 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was suspending oil shipments through a strategic Red Sea lane after

July 25, 2018
Total Views: 124

Friday, April 20, 2018
oil tanker
News

Trump Tweets on ‘Artificially’ High Oil Prices: “Oil all over the place, including the fully loaded ships at sea”

By Susan Heavey and Rania El Gamal WASHINGTON/JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump accused OPEC on Friday of

April 20, 2018
Total Views: 7

Thursday, March 29, 2018
tanker loading
Maritime News

Firms Complain of Contaminated Crude from U.S. Strategic Reserve

By Catherine Ngai NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) – Three firms that bought crude oil last year from U.S. emergency stockpiles raised concerns about

March 29, 2018
Total Views: 119

Friday, March 23, 2018
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
Maritime News

What’s at Stake for Oil as Trump Appoints Another Iran Hawk?

By Grant Smith and Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) — When former United Nations ambassador John Bolton becomes U.S. national security adviser next month, he

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 1

Friday, March 2, 2018
nave Pyxis
Maritime News

Oil Traders Make Sea Odyssey as Gasoline Criss-Crosses Globe

By Ann Koh, Serene Cheong and Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Over the course of March, the oil tanker Nave Pyxis will slice through the Pacific Ocean as it

March 2, 2018
Total Views: 18

Friday, February 9, 2018
ships at anchor
Maritime News

How Soaring US Oil Exports to China are Transforming the Global Oil Game

By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Bit by bit, the U.S. petroleum industry is turning world oil markets inside out. First, sharp drops in

February 9, 2018
Total Views: 5
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