Canada’s Oil Pivot to Asia Starts to Materialize

Trans Mountain’s pipeline system is moving 890,000 barrels per day from Alberta to British Columbia and hit full capacity for the first time in June, according to data reported by Oilprice.com. Trans Mountain Expansion Adds 300,000 Barrels Per Day to Pacific Routes The operator plans to add 90,000 barrels per day of capacity in the … Read more

Middle East Oil Tankers Go Dark: Rising Strains on Global Trade

Crude oil tankers are increasingly navigating Middle Eastern waters in stealth “dark mode” with transponders switched off, extending their cloaked journeys from hours to over a week as regional maritime security threats deteriorate, according to ship-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg. The tactic, once limited to brief transits through the Strait of Hormuz, has now spread … Read more