Oil Markets

Oil Markets

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Sanctions, tariffs and shifting trade flows: a look at global oil markets in 2026

Sweeping changes to crude and product flows following sanctions and tariffs, shipping disruptions and questions surrounding China's demand outlook—oil markets have seen it all in 2025. The year was also a mixed bag for oil investments across the globe amid accelerated push toward ...  عرض المزيد

Uncertainty around WAF government policy and expected refinery maintenance sees European gasoline markets rally

In the winter months, demand for gasoline in Europe softens, and stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub begin to thicken. But recent developments in West African government policy and intermittent maintenance at Nigeria's Dangote refinery have resulted in an unconventional ...  عرض المزيد

The roadmap for the energy sector as it embraces AI

<span lang="EN-US" style= "mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" xml:lang="EN-US">The adoption of AI among energy and shipping companies is growing steadily. While it's helping to cut operational costs, boost productivity, and reduce emissions, a shortage of skills, dat ...

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Crude markets react to firm freight rates and Atlantic oversupply

<span lang="EN-GB" style= "mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" xml:lang="EN-GB">Physical differentials in the North Sea crude market and wider Atlantic basin have reached multiyear lows amid high freight rates and market length in the region. While high freight rates ...

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Fleet constraints, rising rates

Global tanker markets are riding high as shipowners post strong third-quarter earnings amid bullish forecasts. What's driving the surge in day rates? Why are newbuilds still lagging even as fleet capacity tightens? How have sanctions reshaped both dirty and clean tanker markets? ...  عرض المزيد