Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Persian Gulf Crude-Oil Tanker Rates May Extend Drop, Fueling Owner Losses

(Bloomberg) -- The cost of transporting Middle
East crude oil to Asia, down 15 percent in the past month, may
extend declines, forcing shipowners to keep leasing out
supertankers at a loss.

There are enough ships available in the Persian Gulf in the
first two weeks of August to handle about three-quarters of
potential cargoes, Paris-based shipbrokers Barry Rogliano Salles
said in an e-mailed report yesterday. There are 96 ships free
until Aug. 16, compared with 124 cargoes scheduled for
collection this month.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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