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Price puncture

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 162
Strange Saudi allocations, rumours on ADNOC's ninth tender, India's Russian lifeline is in danger and Japan plans for supply diversification

Strange Saudi allocations, rumours on ADNOC's ninth tender, India's Russian lifeline is in danger and Japan plans for supply diversification.

26 August 2026

Plan B…or is it C…or D?

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 161
The US is switching to economic warfare, the Asian bunker market is getting seriously tight whilst Asia also looks to the US for crude.
25 August 2026

Naughty or nice?

Edition: Asia Edition
Are you on the IRGC naughty list? Qatar is offering QM, QL and AS for Sep and Oct FOB loading and VLCC freight rates are at an all-time high
24 August 2026

Keep an eye on Dubai

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 159
Dubai physical premium is soaring, Keystone XL pipeline is back on, Panama Canal traffic is dropping and China prepares more fiscal support.
21 August 2026

Cause for concern…

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 158
We have our first convergence of the month, VLCC rates are going to the moon and Chinese refiners step up buying of Iraqi crude.
20 August 2026

High danger on the high seas

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 157
Reports ADNOC is cutting spot availability of offshore grades, Saudi allocations prove elusive and the bunker market is getting dicey.
19 August 2026

Less than comfortable

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 156
Iran is on the offense, Houthis hit Jizan again, China's refined product exports rebounded in July and Libya's close to collapse.
18 August 2026

Tectonic shift

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 155
The Middle East order is shifting, Murban futures are in utter chaos, bunker sales are on the rise and Iraq is resurging.
17 August 2026

Run the gauntlet

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 154
Two more ships hit in Hormuz, China lowers fuel retail prices again and congestion at the Panama Canal reaches unusual levels.
14 August 2026

Turning down the volume

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 153
ADNOC is pumping out oil but IFAD is dying a quick death, there's a Chinese NEV rampage and freight costs are soaring.
13 August 2026

High on lies

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 152
Chris Wright touts American lies, the IEA and EIA forecast major supply losses from the Gulf to persist and Japan's crude diet has shifted.
12 August 2026

99 problems…

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 151
Attacks in Libya add to market woes, Trump extends the Jones Act waiver, the US SPR is under 300 mill bbl and Alaskan production is ramping.
11 August 2026

Not off the boil yet

Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 150
The war is far from over, ADNOC is on a ship-buying spree, US imports of Saudi crude hit zero and China's trade performance remains strong.
7 August 2026