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Author Archives: Ernie Barsamian

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Happy New Year, Market Reflections, and a Decade of The Tank Tiger

Happy New Year to all! We hope that you spent New Year’s Eve doing something eventful. Perhaps spending the evening with friends and watching football at home was your bag. Just think, we could end up with the 2nd place and 3rd place Big 10 teams playing for the National Championship. Yippee…that makes so much sense…good thing we have […]

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Drones, Deals, and Jumbo Crabs: A Holiday Buzz in the Oil Industry

There has been much hub bub on the news these days about drones. It’s somewhat perplexing. A drone is a male bee. Unlike the female worker bee, a drone has no stinger. He does not gather nectar or pollen and cannot feed without assistance from worker bees. His only role is to mate with a maiden queen […]

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A discussion on the Rail Shipping market with Lies Ainouche at StratExpert

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is Lies Ainouche  founder of the consultancy Company StratExpert. In this Episode, Lies shares his insights on the railcar shipping and freight market.  

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Tanks, Tariffs, and Touchdowns

Pop quiz: What do Dayton (TX), Houston, Providence, New Orleans, Barnesville (PA), Blytheville (AR), Tampa, Richmond (VA) and Springfield (MA) have in common?  Come on…that’s easy, they are all terminal facilities with available capacity that are presently listed with The Tank Tiger.  In fact, there are over 120 facilities presently listed with The Tank Tiger that are actively […]

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Oil Rallies, Markets Wobble: A Week of Surprises in Crude, Stocks, and Consumer Trends”

It’s never a dull moment in the oil markets, and this week was no exception. Crude prices decided to channel their inner gym bro and bulk up, with Brent crude jumping $2.26 to flex at $73.30 a barrel and WTI gaining $2.14 to settle at $69.16. The catalyst? A production halt at Norway’s Johan Sverdrup […]

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Trucks and more Trucks! A discussion on freight with John Kingston of Firecrown Media

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is John Kingston with Freightwaves / Firecrown Media. Our topic today is Trucking Freight and Diesel Demand. John Share his outlook on the current freight market and his expectations moving forward.   

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Outlook for 2025 Oil Market from Matt Smith at KPLER

Today our guest on Tank Talk is Matt Smith from KPLER. Matt is the Lead Analyst for the Americas at KPLER.  In this Episode Matt breaks down next year’s oil demand and his prediction on the price of oil for 2025.  

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Market Movements, Military Might, and Halloween Treats: A Spooky Week for Oil, Stocks, and Storage Demand

While many were watching Notre Dame show its dominance over Navy and cover the spread, Israel also demonstrated its military might with a long awaited choreographed face painting counterattack and destruction of Iranian military targets while staying away from oil and nuclear infrastructure. The action was not unlike the gym bro who bench presses 315 lbs […]

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Exports! Crude Oil Midstream Discussion with Brett Hunter at Energy Hunter

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is Brett Hunter founder of the consultancy Company Energy Hunter. In this Episode, Brett shares the status of VLCC loading export terminals and the impact of Transmoutain Pipeline on the midstream sector.  

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