VOL. XLVII

No 09

01-March-2004

SUPPLY/DEMAND

US Refinery Turnarounds Curbing Imports, Says Poten

US refiners are undertaking an unusually extensive spring maintenance program, putting pressure on the supply/demand balance and impacting tanker charter rates, according to Poten and Partners, New York. In the report When US Refineries Shut Down, published on 20 February, the analyst says: This year is particularly difficult since, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), rather...