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Thursday, March 7, 2019
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Venezuela’s PDVSA Says Still Working with German Shipping Firm

By Mircely Guanipa and Marianna Parraga PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, March 7 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA said on Thursday it has

March 7, 2019
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Venezuela’s PDVSA Declares Maritime Emergency as Tankers Return

By Marianna Parraga March 6 (Reuters) – Plans by the German operator of a portion of the Venezuelan state oil company’s tanker fleet to return 10

March 7, 2019
Total Views: 42

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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U.S. Offers Up to 6 Million Barrels of Oil from Strategic Reserve

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday it is offering up to six million barrels of sweet crude oil

February 28, 2019
Total Views: 26

Friday, February 8, 2019
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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: 36

Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Long, Strange Trip: How U.S. Ethanol Reaches China Tariff-Free

By Chris Prentice and A. Ananthalakshmi NEW YORK/KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Reuters) – In June, the High Seas tanker ship loaded up on ethanol in Texas

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 30

Thursday, January 31, 2019
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Glut of Tankers Stuck Off Venezuela as U.S. Sanctions Bite

By Deisy Buitrago and Marianna Parraga Jan 30 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil inventories have started to build up at the country’s ports

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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U.S. Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Reverberate Globally

By Mayela Armas and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s sanctions on Venezuelan oil, aimed at driving

January 29, 2019
Total Views: 30

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Opinion: U.S. Oil Sanctions on Venezuela Look Like Iran 2.0

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg Opinion) — President Donald Trump has slapped oil sanctions on Venezuela, and they will hit hard. Although they

January 29, 2019
Total Views: 20

Thursday, January 24, 2019
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Magellan Eyeing Freeport, Texas for Crude Export Terminal

HOUSTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Magellan Midstream Partners LP has begun talks with companies developing crude transportation assets in Freeport, Texas, as

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 63

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Armada of Giant New Tankers Lines Up to Ship Diesel Out of Asia

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — A fleet of giant newly built oil tankers is gearing up to ship diesel out of East Asia. Five very large crude carriers,

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 340

Monday, January 21, 2019
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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: 14

Thursday, January 10, 2019
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U.S. Oil Export Boom Sparks a Battle to Build Texas Port

By Collin Eaton CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Booming U.S. oil exports have set off a scramble to build Gulf Coast ports to handle more

January 10, 2019
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
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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: 78

Thursday, December 6, 2018
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VLCC Exports Picking Up at Louisiana Offshore Oil Port

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port is pushing out the most crude it’s shipped in any one month since the terminal

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 20

Monday, December 3, 2018
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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: 20

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Unreported Tanker Collision in Brazil Reveals Offshore Regulatory Gaps
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Unreported Tanker Collision in Brazil Reveals Offshore Regulatory Gaps

By Alexandra Alper and Marianna Parraga RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Brazil has more than doubled the number of risky ship-to-ship oil transfers

November 28, 2018
Total Views: 39

Monday, November 12, 2018
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Iran’s Military is Ready to Protect Oil Tankers Against Threats, Deputy Commander

DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Iran’s armed forces will protect Iranian oil tankers against any threats, an Iranian military official said on Monday

November 12, 2018
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
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Saudi Tanker Company Bahri Targets Acquisitions in Asia, Middle East

By Marwa Rashad RIYADH, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Bahri is targeting acquisitions in Asia and the Middle East as the exclusive oil shipper

November 7, 2018
Total Views: 35

Friday, November 2, 2018
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Opinion: Trump’s Iran Sanctions Won’t Squeeze Oil Markets

By Ellen R. Wald (Bloomberg Opinion) — New U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry, set to begin on Sunday, were supposed to exert maximum pressure on

November 2, 2018
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
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Replacing Iran’s Lost Oil Supply a Boon for Supertankers

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Higher OPEC oil production and longer voyages are propelling shipowners back to good times. Just a month ago,

October 30, 2018
Total Views: 49