The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-a-Day Assets
More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year…
More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year…
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Why it matters
The surge in VLCC tanker rates due to the Iran war reflects notable market activity in energy transport costs, but it is primarily a sector-specific supply-demand dynamic with limited direct impact on credit markets or broad financial conditions.
Sources
OilPrice.com
The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-a-Day Assets
More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year…