Nine supertankers have shipped North Sea crude to Asia since December, according to vessel reports and ship-tracking data from IHS Inc. (IHS) (IHS)
A 10th very large crude carrier, Atlantas, chartered by Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) (OXY), the parent company of Phibro, is scheduled to arrive at Hound Point, the loading terminal of North Sea Forties crude, on May 15, and sail to South Korea, according to reports from shipbrokers.
Details of VLCC fixtures from the North Sea to Asia since December are as follows. The freight is in millions of dollars.
Ship              Charterer      Date           Port            Destination            Freight
Alexander
the Great           BP          Dec. 12       H. Point            Ulsan                   $4
Eliza                   N.A.        Dec. 21      H. Point            Yeosu                   N.A.
Oliva                  N.A.        Jan.  9        H. Point/
                                      Jan. 12       Mongstad          Yeosu                   N.A.
Great Lady          Vitol       Jan. 15       H. Point        Kawasaki/Yeosu         $7
Front Champion   Statoil    Jan. 21        Mongstad          Ulsan                    $6.1
DHT Eagle           Statoil     Feb.  16      Mongstad          Ulsan                    N.A.
Ioanna                Shell       March 19    H. Point            Yeosu                   $5.95
British Purpose    N.A.        March 29    H. Point          Singapore                N.A.
Mesdar               Chevron  April 28       H. Point            Yeosu                   $7.3
Source: Bloomberg