COVID-19 outbreak leads to a surge in tanker rates

COVID-19 Outbreak Leads to a Surge in Tanker Rates

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The rates for chartering very large crude carriers (VLCCs) has surged exponentially due to a spike in demand for long-term offshore storage of crude oil following the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC’s) disagreement with Russia over the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the resulting oil price crash, according…

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