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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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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
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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: 83

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: 22

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: 23

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: 47

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: 23

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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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: 37

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: 43

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

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Rising U.S. Crude Output Sparks Race to Build Export Terminals

By Jarrett Renshaw and Collin Eaton NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – A high-stakes competition is emerging among energy exporters proposing

October 30, 2018
Total Views: 47

Thursday, October 25, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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Big Oil Woos China With $24 Billion Spree in Old Pirate Lair

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A Chinese archipelago that served as a pirate’s den in centuries past and was governed by President Xi

October 25, 2018
Total Views: 42

Monday, October 22, 2018
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Phillips 66 Wins Tender to Sell U.S. Crude to Pemex

By Marianna Parraga MEXICO CITY, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Refining firm Phillips 66 was awarded a tender to supply Mexico’s Pemex with at least four

October 22, 2018
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
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Goodbye U-Turning Supertankers as World’s Ship Fuel Is Upgraded

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — One of the more lucrative opportunities in global commodities markets is about to get a little bit trickier. What

October 17, 2018
Total Views: 81

Friday, October 12, 2018
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U.S. Oil Exports to Asia May Fall Further After Surge in Tanker Rates

By Florence Tan and Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Rising shipping rates have increased the costs of shipping oil from the United

October 12, 2018
Total Views: 26

Thursday, October 11, 2018
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
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Gas Pipeline Explosion in Canada May Drive Jones Act Waiver Requests

By Don Martin – An explosion on October 9 to the Enbridge natural gas pipeline in Canada near Prince George B.C. threatens natural gas distribution to

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Disabled Tanker Towed to New York After ‘Significant’ Engine Room Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and local first responders responded to a disabled 479-foot asphalt tanker off the coast of Nantucket Island on Monday after

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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U.S. Crude Cargoes to China ‘Totally Stopped’ Amid Trade War – Shipping Exec

By Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil shipments to China have “totally stopped”, the President of China

October 3, 2018
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
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Venezuelan Oil Port Repairs Delayed, Crude Exports Fall -Sources

By Marianna Parraga Oct 2 (Reuters) – Repairs to a dock at Venezuela’s main oil export port will take at least another month to complete following

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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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: 9

Friday, August 17, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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Fuel Markets Confirm Global Growth Slowdown: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – If the global economy starts to grow more slowly, the impact will show up first in the price of refined

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 20