Category archives: Fuel Oil

Oil Through the Looking Glass 1/9/20

*Storm Damages Continue to hamper U.S. Gulf of Mexico Energy Operations* As refiners look to restart offshore operations, onshore repairs that are necessary as a result of the hurricane damages have been hampered this week due to power outages in Louisiana where the storm made early landfall on Thursday. Offshore production in the region was …

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Morning Oil Report 1/9/20

Brent futures climbed 49 cents, or 1.1%, to $45.77 a barrel at 4:06 am GMT, while WTI futures rose 37 cents, or 0.9%, to $42.98 a barrel.   The current weakness in the dollar in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy shift on inflation announced last week is expected to push the currency …

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Capesize rates flat despite tonnage clearing in the Atlantic

Capesize freight rates remained flattish despite the clearing of tonnage in Atlantic and some shipping disruption due to typhoon in the East Asia. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average saw slight correction of $381 day-on-day to $18,394 on Friday. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also followed the dip and went down by 1.06% day-on-day …

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Capesize rates fall despite higher rates for Brazil routes

Capesize freight rates took a slight dip despite a bullish physical market run with better rates for the Brazil routes. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average went for slight correction and fell by $121 day-on-day to $18,775 on Thursday. Then, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) followed the dip and went down by 0.33% day-on-day …

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Oil Through the Looking Glass 28/8/20

*As Laura exits, U.S. energy firms tally damage As the tail end of Laura sweeps north east and is downgraded to tropical storm, US energy firms are organizing for crews to be sent to offshore rigs to assess the damage caused by the 150mph winds. Power was cut from the homes of 650,000 people. Equinor …

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Gone With the Wind – Ship Shape Commodity Weekly

Dominating the news this week has not been the hopeless story of a Southern girl’s love for a married man, but rather the twin storms in the Gulf of Mexico. The bluster behind this story left oil and tanker markets in a spin with impending disruption and shutdowns.   As of late Thursday, Hurricane Laura …

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Morning Oil Report 28/8/20

Good morning all. Brent futures for October, set to expire on Friday, rose 2 cents to $45.11 a barrel at 4:09 am GMT. The November contract climbed 3 cents to $45.63. WTI futures were down 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $43.01 a barrel.   Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm, made landfall along the USGC …

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Capesize rates corrects despite healthy shipping demand

Capesize freight rates dipped slightly despite better shipping demand seen in both basins that kept up the bullish market momentum. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average faced some correction and fell by $117 day-on-day to $18,896 on Wednesday. Following the dip, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) dropped by 0.59% day-on-day to 1,509 readings.   …

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