Oil-Tanker Data Show China Shift

Steady energy demand in the world’s second-largest oil-consuming country has been a saving grace for the oil...

Oil-Tanker Recovery Trails Market With U.S. Export Ban

An oil tanker is anchored as a sailboat passes by at the Port of Long Beach, California. The...

North Sea Oil-Tanker Rates Surge as Storms Delay Ships and Ports

Rates for shipping crude oil in Europe’s North Sea jumped the most since at least the start of...

Oil-Tanker Hiring Signals Libya Export Gain as BP, Total Charter

Oil companies including BP Plc and Total SA booked eight tankers to load Libyan crude, a signal exports from...

Iran Oil-Tanker Owner Seen Expanding Fleet by IHS Amid Sanctions

NITC, Iran’s biggest tanker company, increased the capacity of its supertanker fleet by 23 percent this year amid sanctions related to the nation’s nuclear program that bar most of the world’s ships from carrying Iranian crude, according to IHS Maritime.

Ras Tanura Oil-Tanker Capacity Seen Gaining 11% in Latest Week

The combined carrying capacity of oil tankers calling at Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura gained 11 percent in the...

Oil-Tanker Rates Are Little Changed as Traders Pace July Cargoes

Rates for the largest oil tankers were little changed as traders paced hiring of the vessels for July cargoes, ...