The oil market has so far avoided a full-blown supply shock through inventory drawdowns, rerouted Middle Eastern flows, higher WoS exports and refinery run cuts across Asia. But the market’s uneasy balance also rests on one often overlooked reality: China has yet to...

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India’s crude oil imports increased by more than 3% from March to April, reaching 20.08 million metric tons, according to government data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell. The April imports fell 4.3% compared to the same month last year, when the country...

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Russia’s total seaborne oil exports set another seasonal minimum in May, arriving at 5.74mbd, 160kbd lower than a year ago. Looking beneath the headline figure, we review key markers affecting Russian seaborne crude and clean refined product supplies and what the...

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Construction has commenced on an ultra-large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with a capacity of 271,000 cubic meters, underscoring China’s growing strength in high-end shipbuilding and global energy logistics. The QC-Max class vessel, built by Hudong-Zhonghua...

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New French funding programme targets ship retrofits, low-emission newbuilds and port infrastructure across France. France government’s Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) has launched a new call for projects to support investments aimed at...

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