World’s Biggest Oil Storage Firm Says Almost All Space Sold
April 21, 2020, 3:44 PM GMT+8Updated on April 21, 2020, 5:44 PM GMT+8
The world’s biggest independent oil storage company said that space for traders to store crude and refined fuels has all but run out as a result of the fast-expanding glut that Covid-19 has created.
“The available capacity on the oil side is almost completely sold out for our terminals,” Gerard Paulides, the chief financial officer of Rotterdam-based Royal Vopak NV, said in an interview. “For Vopak, worldwide available capacity that is not in maintenance is almost all gone and from what I hear elsewhere in the world we’re not the only ones.”
The firm is racing to complete maintenance to free up whatever space it can. Worldwide oil demand has collapsed at an unprecedented speed because the coronavirus has caused a mass halt to global transportation systems and hurt economies. With producers failing to reduce output at the same pace, an oversupply of crude and fuels has quickly emerged.
U.S. crude oil futures for May moved into negative territory on Monday -- meaning traders were effectively willing to pay people to take barrels. A large part of that was because of concerns about space to store.
From Indonesia to Mexico, companies are scouring the market for places to store oil and refined fuels, often parking unwanted supplies on tankers because shore-based facilities are full. In the North Sea, a handful of vessels have been idling with gasoline and jet fuel on board for days now.
“It’s extremely tough to find something in this market,” said Krien van Beek, a storage broker at ODIN-RVB Tank Storage Solutions, discussing the global situation for fuels. Companies that have their own tanks may not have filled them, but there are now barely any left for third-party hire, she said.
lucky for traders margin call force selling now has been eased out, if not many counter sure dive in
____________________ iv. Greater flexibility for brokers to manage margin accounts
The Exchange will give more flexibility and discretion to brokers by removing the requirement to automatically liquidate their client’s margin account if the equity in the margin account falls below 130% of the outstanding balance. Brokers will also not be required to make additional margin calls or impose haircuts on any collateral and securities purchased and carried in margin accounts due to an unusually volatile market.
The oil industry shakeout is just beginning with more production cuts and bankruptcies ahead
(PUBLISHED TUE, APR 21 20204:01 PM EDTUPDATED 15 MIN AGO)
~ U.S. oil companies are already paring back spending and closing wells, but wild trading in the futures market was a warning to curb production now because the world at some point will not be able to store any more supply,
~ Refineries have already cut fuel production by 25% and could have to do more, as fuel demand has skidded.
~ It will be survival of the fittest in the oil patch, with fewer and bigger companies left after a shakeout and consolidation.
~ “There are a whole lot of companies that are going to fail, disappear,” said one analyst.
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Singapore: US oil prices surged Wednesday after a turbulent start to the week that saw them fall below zero for the first time due to a coronavirus-triggered demand shock.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June delivery rose 18.93 per cent to $13.76 a barrel, after suffering heavy falls in New York overnight.
WTI for May delivery on Monday collapsed to an unprecedented low of minus $40.32 as traders scrambled to sell it before the contract expired Tuesday, but could find few buyers with storage capacity fast filling up.
European benchmark Brent crude for June delivery was up 0.98 percent at $19.52 a barrel, after tumbling to an 18-year low the previous day.
With Brent at US$16, all clients of BA cannot breakeven costs. If this is only for a month or 2, then maybe it’s fine, but any longer than that, default will start to happen.
Anything below $35 Brent price is very risky for BA due to contract termination risk. It’s a binary risk. Any substantial contract termination will lead to a massive gap down.
Not to say that there’s no chance of a strong rebound. Just not now. Patience.
Trump to the rescue for oil producers Tweet from the President:
We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down. I have instructed the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the Treasury to formulate a plan which will make funds available so that these very important companies and jobs will be secured long into the future! 22/04/2020 2:55 PM
Wow, Fantastic ! Now Armada already turn green and traded at 0.17 (0.005) (3.0%) Like that today Armada definitely can closed at 0.18 (+0.015) (+9.1%) already ! Keep it up Armada !
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World’s Biggest Oil Storage Firm Says Almost All Space Sold
April 21, 2020, 3:44 PM GMT+8Updated on April 21, 2020, 5:44 PM GMT+8
The world’s biggest independent oil storage company said that space for traders to store crude and refined fuels has all but run out as a result of the fast-expanding glut that Covid-19 has created.
“The available capacity on the oil side is almost completely sold out for our terminals,” Gerard Paulides, the chief financial officer of Rotterdam-based Royal Vopak NV, said in an interview. “For Vopak, worldwide available capacity that is not in maintenance is almost all gone and from what I hear elsewhere in the world we’re not the only ones.”
The firm is racing to complete maintenance to free up whatever space it can. Worldwide oil demand has collapsed at an unprecedented speed because the coronavirus has caused a mass halt to global transportation systems and hurt economies. With producers failing to reduce output at the same pace, an oversupply of crude and fuels has quickly emerged.
U.S. crude oil futures for May moved into negative territory on Monday -- meaning traders were effectively willing to pay people to take barrels. A large part of that was because of concerns about space to store.
From Indonesia to Mexico, companies are scouring the market for places to store oil and refined fuels, often parking unwanted supplies on tankers because shore-based facilities are full. In the North Sea, a handful of vessels have been idling with gasoline and jet fuel on board for days now.
“It’s extremely tough to find something in this market,” said Krien van Beek, a storage broker at ODIN-RVB Tank Storage Solutions, discussing the global situation for fuels. Companies that have their own tanks may not have filled them, but there are now barely any left for third-party hire, she said.
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