Tanker

Trading houses charter more supertankers for oil storage

Around 20 supertankers, VLCCs, are currently being used as floating storages for approximately 40 million barrels of oil by companies looking to secure financial gains. The activity is growing significantly.
BY OLE ANDERSEN

International trading houses such as Trafigura, Vitol, Gunvor, Koch and oil company Shell have rented upwards of 20 tankers vessels and are currently using the vessels to store around 40 million barrels of oil in the expectation of reaping future financial gains if and when the oil price begins to rise again.

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