A new report by Morgan Stanley analyst Fotis Giannakoulis focuses on the market outlook for oil tankers. The report includes several images that tell the story of the current economic environment for the tanker business.
Here are 10 key images from the report.
1. While global oil prices have collapsed due to massive oversupply conditions, OPEC has continued with its production growth, particularly in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
2. Outside of OPEC, production levels have tapered off in recent months after reaching all-time highs about a year ago. The major source of year-over-year (Y/Y) non-OPEC production growth has been North America.
3. The core cause of the collapse in oil prices has been an imbalance of supply and demand, a scenario which has yet to be corrected.
4. According to cost curve analysis, North American shale oil and oil sands production are…
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