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Asian demand slump pushes fuels trans-Pacific

A slowdown in transportation fuel imports in Asia Pacific, along with rising Americas West Coast clean product import demand has supported arbitrage flows between the two regions. Transpacific…

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July 29, 2021
Asia’s diesel market keeps a fine…
Asia's diesel/gasoil exporters are facing growing headwinds in moving barrels to the West. Despite the challenges, Asia's diesel/gasoil balances have been moderated by three…
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July 29, 2021
Latam emerges as key driver for…
Latam imports of gasoline & diesel are enjoying a demand surge with volumes arriving from as far away as the East of Suez to…
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July 22, 2021
OPEC+ decision: A zero-sum game for…
Is the OPEC+ output increase considered glad tidings or a false hope for the VLCC market?
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July 21, 2021
Diesel remains surplus product in dire…
As global diesel loadings rise amid lagging demand, we explore how the supportive factors in the physical diesel market are not enough to withstand…
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July 15, 2021
Middle East crude export surge –…
With OPEC+ going through a standoff concerning the future production policy, a spike in crude exports in early July raises eyebrows. We investigate how…
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July 14, 2021
LR2s keep “cleaning” up throughout 2021
What are the dynamics behind this dirty-to-clean shift and what is the impact on the product and crude tanker markets?
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July 14, 2021
China’s oil market cools post new…
A series of domestic policy changes and market headwinds in recent months has upended China's refining industry, putting a tight lid on the country's…
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July 14, 2021
Vortexa Energy Analytics App is now…
Energy traders and analysts can now easily access Vortexa's real-time global energy analytics app on The Bloomberg Terminal via the Bloomberg App Portal. Bloomberg…
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Freight
July 08, 2021
The curious case of declining VLGC…
Despite a really strong, unseasonal LPG price hike, VLGC rates are following a different path. Vortexa attempts to shed a light on this divergent…
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July 08, 2021
Former ExxonMobil Global LNG Analytics Lead,…
Former ExxonMobil Global LNG Analytics Lead, Felix Booth joins Vortexa as its new Head of LNG to build the next generation of LNG analytics.
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July 07, 2021
Illustrations of naphtha and gasoline strength
Vortexa uses flows data to illustrates how strong gasoline demand combined with steep petrochemical demand feedstock is driving up the demand for naphtha, making…
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Freight
July 01, 2021
Q2 2021: Freight Market Update
Vortexa summarises the trends and dynamics that prevailed in the crude and product tanker market throughout Q2 2021.
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