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A Flash in the Pan? (Macro Macchiato 29/10/19)
Earlier this month I gave a presentation to an invited audience of oil tanker owners. This in itself is not unusual. What was unusual on...
Mark Williams
Oct 29, 20194 min read
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Is the Climate Change Climate Changing? (Macro Macchiato 23/09/19)
On Sunday, to mark the UN Climate Summit in New York, the World Meteorological Organisation published new data showing 2014-19 to be the...
Mark Williams
Sep 23, 20194 min read
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Between Abqaiq and a Hard Place (Macro Macchiato 16/09/19)
However many billions the Saudis have spent on defence, it wasn’t enough to prevent the weekend attacks on Abqaiq. Half of Saudi oil...
Mark Williams
Sep 16, 20194 min read
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ASEAN and China grow closer on trade - Macro Macchiato 22/07/19
The American president’s trade war with China is beginning to have clear benefits for America’s competitors in the Far East. China has...
Mark Williams
Jul 22, 20193 min read
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Indian Elections Cannot Disguise Economic Worries
India’s general election has taken place in seven phases over the last several weeks, making it the biggest exercise in democracy in...
Mark Williams
May 20, 20193 min read
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Checks and Balances
If power rejects the limits placed upon it, what next? From 23 to 25 October this year, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia will be the host city for...

Mark Williams
Oct 15, 20183 min read
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Markets update 06/09
Dry Cargo shipping demand remains largely reliant on Asian power generation, agricultural imports and manufacturing. The China – US...

Mark Williams
Sep 6, 20182 min read
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Has the time come for oil tanker consolidation?
I have been thinking about two important changes in oil markets that are bound to affect tanker markets. These are in addition to the...
Mark Williams
Feb 1, 20182 min read
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