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Author Archives: Ernie Barsamian

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Name Your Price: The Tank Tiger and the Volatile Markets – A Look at Storage, Rates, and Oil Prices

Who remembers the old Priceline commercials?  William Shatner, with his compelling narrative, would tell us all about how we can get hotel rooms and air transportation at whatever price we wanted. All we had to do was name our price. We could go as low as we wanted, and no one would know what a cheapskate you were […]

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Crude Realities: The Rollercoaster Ride of Oil Prices and the Quest for Storage Space

What happens when you take precariously low oil inventories, pile on production cuts from two of the world’s largest producers, continue an ongoing war on the Russian front and mix in a war about to happen in the Middle East? One would think that oil prices would go to the moon, right? In actuality, it seems that […]

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The COO of Roady’s Truck Stops Tim LeBoutillier joins to discuss their growth and the expectations for Diesel Demand

Tank Talk Hosts Tim LeBoutillier the COO at Roady’s Truck Stops. In this Episode, Tim shares how Roady’s grew to what it is today and potential future growth. Tim also delves into his forecast for how many trucks we will see on the road as the year closes.    

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Middle East Tragedy and Energy Market Turbulence: ExxonMobil Megadeal, New Entrants, and the Importance of Physical Trading

It is impossible to contextualize the horror and tragedy of the terrorist attacks in the Middle East over the weekend. Although sanity and reason tend to normalize our moral compass, history tells us that the fabric of our being contains unsettling forces that has led to bloodshed and war over and over again for the past […]

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John Blanchard the CEO of Odfjell breaks down terminal M&A and difference between oil & Chemical terminals

Today’s guest on Tank Talk is John Blanchard CEO of Odfjell Terminals. John has an interesting career first starting in Finance & private equity and then moved over to the terminal world.  In this Episode, John shares his expertise and perceptions on the current M&A market for terminals, terminal operational insights, and bulk chemical storage […]

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Renewable fuel & feedstock storage requests on the rise

There’s certainly quite a bit of excitement in the air as we enter the 4th quarter.  What with meaningful football being played in Texas and with oil prices on a relentless climb to $100/barrel there are a lot of flying chest bumps echoing through The Lone Star State. People seem to be happier when football is good […]

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Rack talk.. The Heating Oil wholesale & Terminals With the President of United Metro Energy John McConville

Tank Talk discusses with John McConville President of United Metro Energy. John has had a long career covering many facets of the industry including Terminals, Wholesale & Supply/trading.  In this Episode, John shares his expertise and stories on the current wholesale environment, terminal operational insights, and his expectations for Winter.  

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“Hey…wanna go to Florida?” Florida Gasoline & Diesel Terminal storage

Forty years ago, a very wise man named Mark Leahy stood in a glass strewn parking lot in West Philly and said, “Hey…wanna go to Florida?”.  Since then, millions of people have taken heed to those words and have headed to the peninsula in the Southeast corner of the United States, with the help of efficient […]

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Fundamental Oil Trading Insights from Brent Belote of Cayler Capital

Tank Talk chats with Brent Belote founder of the CTA firm Cayler Capital to discuss his views on the current oil market and how he creates alpha. As a former Oil Derivatives trader at JP Morgan for nearly 10 years, Brent brings a trading perspective on the oil markets. In this Episode, Brent shares his […]

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