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What goes up must come down

Edition: Euro Edition
Prices have fallen as quick and as hard as they rose! The US and Iran continue to exchange blows whilst the Houthis try their hand at diplom
24 July 2026

Peering Eye 1.36

Edition: Peering Eye
The Red Sea has been deserted as we bring you ship tracking data from the Bab el-Mandeb while Dubai and Fujairah tanker counts surge.
24 July 2026

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  • Asia Edition

    Benchmark reports published at the close of the trading day in Singapore.

  • Liquidity Report

    Weekly reports analysing global liquidity in the oil markets

  • Peering Eye

    A weekly report covering activity on key shipping hubs around the world

  • Quarterly Volumes Review

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    Benchmark reports published at the close of the trading day in London.

Archive

Back down under

Edition: Asia Edition
Brent is back below $100 and Murban mania continues! Trump's offered to pay for tanker damage incurred in the Straits with Iranian funds whi

Brent is back below $100 and Murban mania continues! Trump's offered to pay for tanker damage incurred in the Straits with Iranian funds whilst also rebuilding his tariff wall, LNG is in hot demand in Asia and the JKM price is reflecting that.

24 July 2026

The sky is the limit

Edition: Euro EditionVolume: 3Issue: 141
Sep Brent futures and Dated Brent are both over $100! Lloyd's Market Association is making the Hormuz shakedown more expensive, Europe's big

Sep Brent futures and Dated Brent are both over $100! Lloyd's Market Association is making the Hormuz shakedown more expensive, Europe's big boys, Repsol and Total, are making serious money plus gasoil and jet are soaring high.

23 July 2026

Murban Mania

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 139
Brent is tantalisingly close to $100; Murban has already smoked through the mark! The Houthis have claimed to have hit two Saudi-flagged shi

Brent is tantalisingly close to $100; Murban has already smoked through the mark! The Houthis have claimed to have hit two Saudi-flagged ships, Kazakhstan have halved output at their Tengiz field and power demand is still going strong.

23 July 2026

Brent’s up for a century

Edition: Euro EditionVolume: 3Issue: 140
The North Sea window was a sleepy one but the CFD surge isn't slowing down, Atlantic VLCC rates could be coming under pressure, financing th

The North Sea window was a sleepy one but the CFD surge isn't slowing down, Atlantic VLCC rates could be coming under pressure, financing the war is burning a hole in US pockets and its national average gasoline price is back above $4/gal.

22 July 2026

Du-buy buy buy!

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 138
This market is on fire, products in particular are going bananas and so too are the east/west differentials, Japan has a serious currency is

This market is on fire, products in particular are going bananas and so too are the east/west differentials, Japan has a serious currency issue but sources tell us relief is on the horizon.

22 July 2026

Going to a hunner?

Edition: Euro EditionVolume: 3Issue: 139
Dated Brent is finding support as CPC loadings have been halted at Novorossiysk, global inventory buffers are tightening and Europe is feeli

Dated Brent is finding support as CPC loadings have been halted at Novorossiysk, global inventory buffers are tightening and Europe is feeling the squeeze in the product market.

21 July 2026

2.29

Edition: Liquidity ReportVolume: 2Issue: 29
Exchange-traded futures volumes were mixed w/w but y/y volumes were predominantly down.

Exchange-traded futures volumes were mixed w/w but y/y volumes were predominantly down.

21 July 2026

Straitjacket

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 137
Chokepoints are living up to their name this year: Iran have the Strait on lockdown, their Houthi counterparts are yet to follow through on

Chokepoints are living up to their name this year: Iran have the Strait on lockdown, their Houthi counterparts are yet to follow through on the Bab el-Mandeb threats and Panama is becoming problematic too!

21 July 2026

It’s a bunfight!

Edition: Euro EditionVolume: 3Issue: 138
Today brought the latest episode of headline headaches, Europe's product crunch is biting hard, US refiners are walking a tightrope and no a

Today brought the latest episode of headline headaches, Europe's product crunch is biting hard, US refiners are walking a tightrope and no airline is safe from jet fuel prices!

20 July 2026

Playing battleships

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 136
The boom boom continues, Mr T is having gasoline fueled nightmares again and Asian fuel oil prices remain elevated despite surging Chinese e

The boom boom continues, Mr T is having gasoline fueled nightmares again and Asian fuel oil prices remain elevated despite surging Chinese exports.

20 July 2026

 Phizzling out!

Edition: Euro EditionVolume: 3Issue: 137
Dead North Sea... And ugly pump prices surging towards us! Europe's gas situation keeps looking worse as prices spike

Dead North Sea... And ugly pump prices surging towards us! Europe's gas situation keeps looking worse as prices spike

17 July 2026

Peering Eye 1.35

Edition: Peering EyeVolume: 1Issue: 35
Some more cat and mouse around the Strait!

Some more cat and mouse around the Strait!

17 July 2026