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Oil-Tanker Glut Seen Rising With Returns Near Four-Year Low

Bloomberg Businessweek -- A glut of the biggest oil tankers in the Persian Gulf expanded, a Bloomberg survey showed, adding to pressure on owners facing returns near the lowest level in at least four years.

There are 20 percent more very large crude carriers available for hire over the next 30 days than there are likely cargoes, according to a Bloomberg News survey of six shipbrokers and owners today. That’s an increase of 1 percentage point from last week and up 5 points compared with a year earlier, previous survey data show.

VLCCs on the industry’s benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-Japan route are losing $5,284 a day, according to the Baltic Exchange in London. Returns have stayed negative for 14 sessions. Crude demand and export volumes have slowed as buyers delay purchases, according to Samuel Ciszuk, an oil ...

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Submitted Jul 25, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,507 Points:603,450 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 28, 2012 9:25:22 PM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse perhaps everyone is more energy efficient or perhaps economic activities are falling.
Wanda127 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,494 Points:914,030 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 10:15:44 PM Ignore Wanda127 Report Abuse You're absolutely correct DblChek.
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mdotson Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:8,645 Points:1,990,065 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 2:28:36 PM Ignore mdotson Report Abuse Unintended consequences of sanctions on Iran? Who owns those tankers anyway?
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DblChek Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,345 Points:615,245 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 2:11:09 PM Ignore DblChek Report Abuse Drill Here. Refine Here. Sell Here. Employ Here.
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The3rd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,861 Points:827,010 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:42:15 PM Ignore The3rd Report Abuse Thought Iran had these all tied up.
ibhenry Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,536 Points:457,195 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:41:13 PM Ignore ibhenry Report Abuse HA! I found humor in this.....
19sheldon43 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,979 Points:843,010 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:39:52 PM Ignore 19sheldon43 Report Abuse Maybe they should look for something more lucrative to ship. Oil is so last year(sarcasm)
gasper Champion Author Edmonton Posts:4,485 Points:1,368,310 Joined:Mar 2002	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:39:34 PM Ignore gasper Report Abuse That is not the whole story on this article more undercover investigation is needed here.
LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,772 Points:584,070 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:35:16 PM Ignore LtRTH Report Abuse Now I guess because the ship brokers are losing money due to their vlcc's sitting idle, oil will go up to cover their loses.
mnorthwood13 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,385 Points:762,885 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:34:03 PM Ignore mnorthwood13 Report Abuse Ooops...too many people shipping. Lower shipping costs that way though.
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buzzieNY Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,887 Points:634,580 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:31:14 PM Ignore buzzieNY Report Abuse With the price of gas consumers aren't buying other products. Tankers are coming back empty because of lack of demand.
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,422 Points:1,471,945 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 1:30:47 PM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse Doesn't sound like the speculators are buying the oil, pumping it onto the tankers and letting them sit waiting for the price to go up anymore. Maybe they got burnt real bad the last time they did that.
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