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Jul 10, 2025
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China imported over 1.7 mbd of Iranian crude in June—just shy of the March record. But what’s different this time?
Jul 09, 2025
LNG Special Report: As Middle East tensions ease, summer dynamics across China and Europe define the market
Easing Middle East tensions are influencing summer price trends, while diverging demand patterns across China and Europe are reshaping the…
Jul 04, 2025
Global crude/condensate supplies show surprising upside despite muted OPEC-8 exports
Despite relaxed voluntary production targets, OPEC-8 crude exports remained stable, while the rest of OPEC+ crude exports show growth over…
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February 20, 2025
China’s swift workarounds stabilise sanctioned oil…
China’s sanctioned oil imports are rebounding as supply chain adaptations take hold.
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February 13, 2025
US tariff threat looms over crude…
A change of administration in the US earlier this year has led to uncertainty around crude and product flows between the US and its…
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February 11, 2025
OPEC+ crude exports rise in January…
Global crude/condensate exports rose m-o-m in January as increases from OPEC+ more than offsetting those from nations outside the producer group. Within OPEC+, Saudi…
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January 28, 2025
Uncertainty vs volatility – and the…
In this big picture take, we try to dissect uncertainty from volatility, looking at the diverging fields of supply/demand and with that overall trade…
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January 23, 2025
India’s crude intake changes towards Middle…
As India's crude imports from Russia see a temporary slowdown and refined product exports remain East of Suez, we look at the underlying reasons
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January 23, 2025
Deep dive: OFAC sanctions and the…
In this special report we look at the impact to flows and freight after the recent OFAC sanctions on tankers trading in Russia. We…
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January 16, 2025
US sanctions expected to tighten fleet…
We look at the implications of last week’s announcement of US sanctions on 155 tankers active in the Russia crude trade. Due to the…
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January 14, 2025
Shandong’s ban on OFAC-sanctioned tankers put…
This blog explores the implications of Shandong’s shipping ban and the latest OFAC sanctions on teapot refiners' crude imports.
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January 09, 2025
Americas crude export growth supported by…
Crude export growth out of the Americas has remained robust driven by Brazil and Guyana while US and Canadian exports have experience some slowdown
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January 07, 2025
Big-3’s crude exports dip in December,…
In this insight we explore the most recent changes in seaborne exports of the top three global crude producers.
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December 12, 2024
Crude Market Highlights: Trump & tariffs…
This report examines the dynamics of Iranian crude oil exports and their challenges, delves into China's key import trends and inventory shifts, evaluates OPEC+…
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December 12, 2024
Chinese teapots face challenges in securing…
This report outlines the latest crude flows and VLCC outlook, the progress of the SPR stockpile, and the impact of US tanker-specific sanctions on…
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Chinese teapots face challenges in securing crude imports despite fresh quotas
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