Oil Tankers

Tanker shipping news – VLCC and Aframax crude rates, product tanker fixtures, chemical carrier demand, sanctions fleet shifts and crude oil tankers.

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
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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
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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: 45

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: 55

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
vlcc tanker u-turn
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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: 56

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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: 55

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: 47

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: 33

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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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: 92

Friday, October 12, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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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: 39

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: 100

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Feng Huang AO
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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: 108

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: 23

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
oil tanker at anchor
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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: 39

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: 20

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: 27

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
BP Offloads Last 2 Stranded Oil Cargoes to Shandong Refiner – Sources
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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: 39

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Indian VLCC Suffers Explosion Off Oman
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Indian VLCC Suffers Explosion Off Oman

Update: SCI Confirms Two Casualties from VLCC Explosion A VLCC belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India suffered an explosion in a cargo tank on Tuesday

August 14, 2018
Total Views: 338

Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Oil tanker is docked in Venezuela
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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: 50

Friday, August 3, 2018
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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China’s Biggest Refiner Sinopec Delays U.S. Oil Buys Amid Tit-for-Tat Tariffs

By Sheela Tobben and Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) — Rising trade tensions between China and the U.S. may soon affect global oil flows.

August 3, 2018
Total Views: 34