Maersk sold its once crown jewel Maersk Oil sparking rumors about divestment of its remaining energy division. The report from Hafnia Tankers, crisis-struck Seadrill, and a new development in the OW Bunker case were all part of the week.
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Maersk Oil sold
When the oil price peaked, Maersk Oil was considered the Maersk Group's crown jewel and kept it afloat when Maersk Line could not. Those days are now over. In the future, Maersk Oil will be under French management after it was sold to Total.
When the figures emerge, many markets don't seem to be spelling out good news. The majority of them are challenged by the oil price and other conditions:
On July 1, the use and transportation of heavy bunker oil by ships in the Arctic will be banned. A climate organization now accuses the ban of being full of loopholes.
