Friday - Sep 3, 2010

• A switch from tankers is in the pipeline The Deepwater Horizon spill has fuelled concerns over the congested Turkish straits just as the oil supply from the Caspian region is rising (Lloyds List)
• Crude Oil Heads for Weekly Decline on Forecast for U.S. Jobless Increase (Bloomberg)
• Mariner Energy Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico (Bloomberg)
• Order surge unsustainable, says broker (Lloyds List)
• Piracy charge did not fit the facts The dismissal of piracy charges against six Somalis has sparked outrage in some circles, but the judge was simply following the law (Lloyds List)
• Tanker aground in Arctic (Fairplay Shipping News)
• US summer driving season fails to absorb large stocks of gasoline (Lloyds List)

Thursday - Sep 2, 2010

• Fredriksen downbeat on profits over coming three years (Lloyds List)
• Global Energy saves $250m on tanker orders (Lloyds List)
• Oil Trades Below $74 After Falling on Bigger-Than-Forecast Supply Increase (Bloomberg)
• Petrobras to Buy Oil From Brazil for $42.5 Billion in Stock (Bloomberg)
• Seadrill Jumps as Founder John Fredriksen Predicts Takeovers, Higher Rates (Bloomberg)