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Monday, May 20, 2019
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Carlyle-Backed Firm Seeks Guarantee on 2-Year Approval of U.S. Crude Export Project

By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, May 20 (Reuters) – A unit of asset management firm Carlyle Group LP this week will appeal to the Trump administration to

May 20, 2019
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Friday, May 17, 2019
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London Marine Insurers Widen Middle East Threat Zone

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market has extended the list of waters deemed as high risk to include Oman, the United Arab

May 17, 2019
Total Views: 26

A damaged Andrea Victory ship is seen off the Port of Fujairah
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Insurer Says Iran’s Guards Likely Organized Tanker Attacks

By Jonathan Saul and Gwladys Fouche LONDON/OSLO, May 17 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are “highly likely” to

May 17, 2019
Total Views: 43

Thursday, May 16, 2019
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Tanker Unloads Iranian Fuel Oil in China After Nearly 5-Month Trek

By Roslan Khasawneh and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil in violation of U.S. sanctions has unloaded

May 16, 2019
Total Views: 36

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Oil Traders Begin Slow Work of Cleaning Tainted Russian Cargoes

By Sherry Su and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Oil traders are starting the slow process of cleaning up cargoes of Russian crude that were loaded onto

May 16, 2019
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
tankers at anchor
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Russia Dirty Oil Crisis Drags On as Port Loads Tainted Cargo

By Sherry Su and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Russia’s efforts to resolve an unprecedented oil-contamination crisis suffered a setback as the

May 15, 2019
Total Views: 23

UAE Navy boats next to Al Marzoqah Saudi Arabia tanker are seen off the Port of Fujairah
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London Marine Insurers to Meet After Ship Attacks in Middle East

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market will meet on Thursday to assess whether it needs to change the risk

May 15, 2019
Total Views: 41

Monday, May 13, 2019
A damaged Andrea Victory ship is seen off the Port of Fujairah
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Oil Tankers Attacked Off United Arab Emirates

By Rania El Gamal and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI/LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two of its oil tankers were among those

May 13, 2019
Total Views: 140

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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Boxed In: $1 Billion of Iranian Crude Sits at China’s Dalian Port

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) – Some 20 million barrels of Iranian oil sitting on China’s shores in the

April 30, 2019
Total Views: 52

Friday, April 26, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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The Giant Soviet Pipeline System That’s Full of Tainted Crude

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s giant Soviet-era oil pipeline is a vital piece of Europe’s energy infrastructure, carrying crude to

April 26, 2019
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
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Strait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Oil Artery -FAQ

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) – Iran has said it would block the Strait of Hormuz if it was barred from using the strategic waterway through which about a

April 23, 2019
Total Views: 98

Thursday, April 18, 2019
U.S. Gulf Gets Least Crude in Decades as Iraqi Imports Dive
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U.S. Gulf Gets Least Crude in Decades as Iraqi Imports Dive

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Gulf Coast imported the least amount of crude in nearly three decades as shipments from Iraq plummeted and

April 18, 2019
Total Views: 12

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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Trafigura Jumps Into Chemicals Market with New Joint Venture

By Julia Payne LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Global commodities house Trafigura Group said on Wednesday it is entering petrochemicals trading by teaming

April 17, 2019
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
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U.S. Oil Waivers That Rocked Market in 2018 Back to Focus

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) –Uncertainty over U.S. waivers for buyers of Iranian oil is starting to grip the market again, under very different

April 16, 2019
Total Views: 13

Friday, April 12, 2019
Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
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U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Shipping Firms, Ships Carrying Oil from Venezuela

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday announced more sanctions on shipping companies transporting oil from Venezuela, blacklisting

April 12, 2019
Total Views: 79

Friday, April 5, 2019
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Gasoline Cargoes Traveling 16,000-Mile Reveal Dysfunctional Trade

By Jack Wittels and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — Summer is coming to Europe and that can only mean one thing. It must be time to send the

April 5, 2019
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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How Iran fuel Oil Exports Beat U.S. Sanctions in Tanker Odyssey to Asia

By Roslan Khasawneh, Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Elumami SINGAPORE/BAGHDAD/TRIPOLI, March 20 (Reuters) – At least two tankers have ferried Iranian fuel oil

March 20, 2019
Total Views: 106

Friday, March 15, 2019
Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
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Shipbroker McQuilling Ends Tanker Contracts with Venezuela’s PDVSA

HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) – A second maritime firm has told Venezuela’s state-run oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela it would end all charter

March 15, 2019
Total Views: 59

Thursday, March 14, 2019
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New Supertankers Carrying Gasoil West Hits Record With More to Come -Vortexa

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) – * Ship builders in Asia are sending a record number of supertankers west carrying middle distillate oil products, such as

March 14, 2019
Total Views: 11

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
oil tanker
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Iran’s Oil Tanker Fleet Being Squeezed as Sanctions Bite

By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON/DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) – Iran is running short of options to replace its aging fleet of tankers and

March 13, 2019
Total Views: 41