Oil Tankers

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

Thursday, April 2, 2015
TransCanada Scraps Quebec Oil Export Terminal Over Whale Danger
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TransCanada Scraps Quebec Oil Export Terminal Over Whale Danger

TransCanada is scrapping plans for a Quebec oil-export terminal, a move that is a victory for environmentalists and which delays the company's Energy East

April 2, 2015
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Four-Mile-Long Line of Supertankers in Iraq Helps Fuel Rate Surge
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Four-Mile-Long Line of Supertankers in Iraq Helps Fuel Rate Surge

Iraq’s biggest oil exports in more than three decades and winter winds are helping to keep shipping rates at a six-year high as a four-mile line of

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Photos and Video: Tanker Carrying 17 Million Gallons of Crude Stuck in Mud Off Texas
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Photos and Video: Tanker Carrying 17 Million Gallons of Crude Stuck in Mud Off Texas

Here are some photos and video (below) from the U.S. Coast Guard showing a crude oil tanker trying to free itself from mud off Galveston, Texas on Tuesday. The

April 1, 2015
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VLCC Backlog Builds at Iraq’s Basra Port After Bad Weather

A backlog of over 30 oil tankers has built up outside the Iraqi port of Basra and shippers face lengthy delays of up to three weeks to load oil because of bad

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 112

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Crude Oil Storage Sells for 10 Cents a Month at U.S. Oil-Import Hub

Oil cavern space at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port sold for 10 cents a barrel a month at an auction on Tuesday, offering a glimpse into the value of storage

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 67

Sunday, March 29, 2015
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Two Tankers Load Oil at Eastern Libyan Ports -Officials

A tanker bound for Italy was loading 600,000 barrels of oil at the Libyan port of Hariga on Sunday, an oil official said, the eighth loading at the eastern

March 29, 2015
Total Views: 38

Thursday, March 26, 2015
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Life Aboard a Teekay Crude Oil Tanker

Based in Vancouver, Canada, Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) owns and operates one of the world’s largest fleets of oil tankers, gas carriers, offshore

March 26, 2015
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Yemen Conflict Risks One of World’s Busiest Shipping Lanes
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Yemen Conflict Risks One of World’s Busiest Shipping Lanes

Conflict in Yemen risks spilling out into the busy sea lanes that pass it and potentially disrupt the narrow Bab el-Mandeb passage through which nearly 4

March 26, 2015
Total Views: 161

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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Iran Has a Little Surprise for Oil Market That’s Ready to Ship

Lifting oil sanctions on Iran could hit global markets long before the nation starts pumping more

March 25, 2015
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
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Saudi Crude Exports Up in January

Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi has said oil demand was growing and expected oil prices, which hit a near six-year low in January, to

March 18, 2015
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
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Gunvor a Major Winner in Rosneft Oil Tender

Swiss-based trading house Gunvor, which had been trying to cut asset exposure to the Russian market, is among the winners of a large Rosneft tender, traders

March 17, 2015
Total Views: 84

Monday, March 16, 2015
Pengerang Deepwater Terminal Begins Operations With Arrival of First VLCC
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Pengerang Deepwater Terminal Begins Operations With Arrival of First VLCC

A supertanker carrying about 1 million barrels of Middle East crude docked on Monday at a terminal jointly run by Vopak and Dialog Group in Malaysia, the

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 133

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor
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Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed While Salvors Retrieve Missing Anchor

Marine traffic in the Houston Ship Channel will remain partially halted until salvage ships retrieve an anchor that broke off a bulk carrier that collided with

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 40

Monday, March 9, 2015
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GS Caltex Imports Mexican Crude for First Time in 25 Years

South Korea's GS Caltex Corp has bought Mexican crude for the first time in 25 years, as the refiner takes advantage of low prices to make cheap spot

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 99

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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Glencore Sees ‘Blowout’ Year for Oil Trade as Volatility Surges

Glencore Plc, the world’s biggest listed commodities trader, said 2015 could be a boom year for oil amid the biggest price swings in six

March 3, 2015
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
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Astomos Energy Orders Fourth LPG Carrier from Mitsubishi

Tokyo-based Astomos Energy Corp has placed an order today with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.  This

March 1, 2015
Total Views: 117

Friday, February 27, 2015
Oil Spill

History’s 10 Most Famous Oil Spills

[contextly_sidebar id=”5GVXqgNlEi8QHDtIGThHHMGcbhQb0Tlg”]Have you ever been curious about history of oil spills? Or wonder what was the most famous

February 27, 2015
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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General Maritime and Navig8 Crude to Merge

Tanker companies General Maritime Corporation and Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc. have announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge their

February 25, 2015
Total Views: 135

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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BP Exported Super-Light Crude From Texas

BP Plc exported nearly 670,000 barrels of minimally processed super-light crude oil from the Houston Ship Channel more than a week ago, according to

February 24, 2015
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
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Oil tankers Idle for Months off Delaware Waters, Puzzling Some

Late last November, the tanker Olympic Flag carrying 650,000 barrels of Angolan crude dropped anchor about 7 miles off the coast in Delaware Bay, a seemingly

February 22, 2015
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