Intelligence · Geopolitical

Geopolitical Briefings

Each briefing pairs the political read with the corridor, vessel-class and product impact — so the signal lands on the right book.

Strait of Hormuz: rising naval friction

Tanker insurers reprice MEG hull premiums; charterers preposition tonnage west of Fujairah.

Today · Brief

Red Sea convoys reshape Suez throughput

AIS proxies suggest tanker traffic recovering, but container diversions persist.

Yesterday · Brief

Russian product caps and shadow fleet

Replacement tonnage tightens clean Aframax availability into the Med.

This week · Brief

Venezuela: licence renewals and PDVSA logistics

What current licence terms imply for crude and product exports through year-end.

This week · Brief

Libya: eastern field shut-ins reprice Med sweet

Sharara intermittency and the Es Sider differential to dated Brent.

Last week · Brief

Panama Canal: water levels and tanker priority

Auction pricing and what it means for clean and LPG flows from USGC.

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