The cost of hiring a supertanker to carry crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia has jumped twelvefold in a matter of months to a record $1.1 million per day, a spike that is redrawing the map of global…
VLCC hire from the Persian Gulf to Asia hit a record $1.1 million a day, adding over $22 per barrel in freight alone, according to Bloomberg Opinion's Javier Blas.energynewsbeat
Drone damage to Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline forced a shift to costly ship-to-ship transfers off Oman, tying up more of the roughly 925-vessel global supertanker fleet.energynewsbeat
While ICE Brent futures traded near $101–$102 on Sunday, physical grades like Murban printed near $131, as refiners scramble for non-Hormuz barrels.energynewsbeat