World Running Short of Supertankers Threatens Long-Haul Oil Flow
energy_supply_shockGlobalBloomberg19 Sept, 11:30 UTC
Context
World Running Short of Supertankers Threatens Long-Haul Oil Flow bloomberg.com US-Iran conflict helps drive wave of supertanker orders Reuters Hormuz Transits Hit Three-week High, VLCC Rates Explode news.usni.org The Iran war is minting new one-day millionaires: oil tankers brave enough to sail across the Strait of Hormuz Fortune New tanker orders spike as Iran war redraws trade routes Semafor
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- Severity
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- Direction
- ↑ / ↓ likely price move for the asset
- Exp. move
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