Tanker market report dated 8 February 2019

On the 23rd of January the US president recognised Venezuela’s national assembly speaker Juan Guaido as interim president of the country and called Maduro’s government “illegitimate”. Soon afterwards, Washington announced tough sanctions against PDVSA, designed to halt US imports of Venezuelan crude. The government stopped short of placing an outright ban; instead, refiners will be able to continue to receive Venezuela’s crude until the 28th of April as long as payments are placed in to a blocked account. Sanctions have already caused chaos and confusion. Reuters reported earlier this week that over a dozen of tankers involved in oil trade with Venezuela were anchored in the US Gulf, as shippers seek clarity and payment instructions.

The weekly tanker market report by Gibson Shipbrokers features an overview of the crude oil and oil product tanker market.

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