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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeak Oil?
Red dots represent fully loaded oil tanker ships "stranded" at sea due to no global demand for oil - approx cost per day per ship is $30,000/-.
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Peak Oil? (Original Post)
kpete
Apr 2020
OP
Sure seems like peak. Post-covid life will be changed: less commuting for example. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2020
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,312 posts)1. Helps explain why contracts are trading for
Cheaper to give it away than pay tanker storage costs.
TwilightZone
(25,429 posts)2. The information appears to be inaccurate.
"As part of our social presence, we take great pride in being responsible sources of verifiable data. Currently, there are a accounts spreading a misinformed narrative of that "tankers are full of oil"; using unfiltered @MarineTraffic
maps. Here's what it really looks like. "
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ret5hd
(20,483 posts)3. Frankly, don't see that much difference.
TwilightZone
(25,429 posts)5. The difference is obvious.
And they're not "stranded". They're in transit. The original tweet is ridiculous hyperbole.
Dem2
(8,166 posts)7. One of the replies says they are perhaps 10% more cargo burdened than normal
This whole thread is ludicrous. It should be deleted.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,966 posts)4. Sure seems like peak. Post-covid life will be changed: less commuting for example. . . . nt
Under a massive redefinition of the term, retaining nothing of its meaning except the connotation.