ENB Pub Note: This article really has an underlying story on how to avoid sanctions. With 130 potential old tankers to join the dark fleet of oil and LNG sanction avoidance, and generally making OPEC+ […]
The European Commission has adopted another key measure to crackdown on the so-called shadow fleet passing through its waters. The amendment to the Vessel Monitoring Directive now requires all vessels, including those merely passing through […]
Daily Standup Top Stories How will ERCOT and Texas learn from the past on the grid? April 23, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This is an essential update from Doug Sheridan, a LinkedIn Author and […]
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly Note: HGLs=hydrocarbon gas liquids In 2024, U.S. exports of total petroleum products increased to a record 6.6 million barrels per day (b/d) annual average. Annual U.S. petroleum product exports […]
Non-Chinese shipowners can breathe a sigh of relief that they can still order most ship types risk-free in China, according to HSBC, following last week’s decision by the US Trade Representative to water down penalties […]
ENB Pub Note: The story below about the US Department of the Treasury going after the Iranian LPG market is normally not on the front page. Let’s examine the market size and then review the […]
Daily Standup Top Stories Critical Minerals are not the problem that China controls. It is the processing of the mineral ore that they control. April 21, 2025 Clark Savage Examining the energy markets today, we must […]
ENB Pub Note: This is excellent news that we are moving forward, but it’s also disappointing that we have foreign-owned shipyards. That may be a national security issue. South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, through its […]
The oil dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is fundamentally about sovereignty, not oil. Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court and the proposed Unified Oil Law have cemented Baghdad’s control over oil revenues, […]
Shipping spent the weekend digesting the news from the US where watered down plans to charge China-linked ships extra for American port calls have created considerable outrage in Beijing and Hong Kong, while causing consternation […]
Copyright © 2025 | Sandstone Group