J Mintzmyer spoke with Frontline's CEO, Robert Hvide Macleod, last week about how the tanker market is shaping up amidst a lot of commodity price moves and investor interest.
Topics Covered


1:00 minute mark - What has changed in the market YTD compared to initial setups?


3:00 - Have we seen something like this in the market before?


4:30 - Preferable data source or metric for global storage balance?


6:30 - Discussion of ‘oil on water’ metric


10:30 - What is LR2 clean/dirty split? What is driving LR2 spike?


11:45 - What time charter offers are available in the markets?


15:00 - Fixtures available anywhere for FRO? Indexes accurate?


18:45 - Comments on Saudi flotilla? What happens if destinations change?


21:00 - How does cash payment flow work for spot vs. TC?


23:30 - Any concerns with CP risk? Precedent for this?


25:15 - Chance of shifting terms of spot market payment?


26:45 - Risk factor of ‘famine’ on the other side of the curve?


31:00 - IMO 2020: Spreads are down, will they come back?


36:30 - Capital allocation priorities now? Any newbuildings? Consolidation?


41:15 - Formally swearing off newbuilds? Yes!


42:30 - What is holding back the tanker stocks in these markets?