In today’s episode we outline the current Refined Products market with our guest Matt Kohlman of Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights. In this Episode, Matt shares his thoughts on Gasoline & Distillate arbs, LATAM Products movement, and the current price movement in diesel.
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Yesterday we celebrated the summer/fall tweener holiday which is Labor Day. We hope everyone enjoyed their time off. It is a day to honor and celebrate the American labor movement and the contributions of workers to the country’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. The holiday originated in the late 19th century, as labor activists pushed for a federal holiday […]
Last week, The Tank Tiger had a very good customer ask us to issue an anonymous inquiry on their behalf for Jet Fuel storage in California. The sudden need for Jet Fuel storage was exacerbated by the Crowdstrike failure that grounded thousands of flights and necessitated the storage of unconsumed Jet Fuel. (Aside from that and with full disclosure, […]
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US Senator Lindsey Graham has proposed new legislation to impose tariffs on nations buying crude oil or petroleum products from Iran. Due to growing demand, Iran is now looking to increase its output by 20% increase over its existing production. So the way this would work would be that any country buying Iranian oil would then be penalized […]
Our Guest today on Tank Talk is Darius Sweet, current Chairman of the Board at GTI Statia. A career spanning over 30 plus years in the oil Industry and a former CEO, Darius recounts his impressive career and sheds light on the current landscape of the industry in this episode .
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Last week The Tank Tiger fielded a cornucopia of storage inquiries including Veg Oil, Distillate, fuel oil, Surfactant, Polyol, Clean Products and Marine Gas Oil. We’re pleased to say that we were able to hook up most of these inquiries for a potential storage deal with our terrific terminal operators. We’d like to think that no one […]
Read moreToday’s Guest on Tank Talk is Jim Mitchell at Wood Mackenzie. Jim shares his perspective on the current oil market landscape. The episode covers the Transmountain Pipeline affect, Inventories, US Crude Exports, and much more.
As of today, July 24, 2024, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is experiencing a moderate increase. The current spot price is approximately $81.25 per barrel, down slightly by 0.22% from the previous day but up by 5.44% from the same time last year. This slight decline comes after a bullish report […]
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The 2017 change in corporate tax rates from 35 to 21 percent had a direct effect on the ownership of midstream assets. The Master Limited Partnership (MLP) structure no longer had the same competitive advantage when it came down to minimizing taxable earnings. As a result, some assets that were once deemed core and strategic to some […]
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