{"id":51185,"date":"2025-08-28T16:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/?p=51185"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:56:04","slug":"opec-output-supports-crude-carrier-utilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/da\/opec-output-supports-crude-carrier-utilization\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEC+ output supports crude carrier utilization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51185\" class=\"elementor elementor-51185\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58879b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58879b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4045524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4045524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/W35_article_2_cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-51187\" alt=\"OPEC+ output supports crude carrier utilization-EMF-maritimefinance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/W35_article_2_cropped.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/W35_article_2_cropped-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/W35_article_2_cropped-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/W35_article_2_cropped-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/W35_article_2_cropped-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d685fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d685fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spot earnings exceed seasonal norms, signaling momentum into September<\/h4><div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crude segment has entered a strong August, with spot earnings well above seasonal norms. Behind the momentum is a clear shift in fundamentals. OPEC+ has added around 2.5 million barrels per day over the past year, directly supporting crude carrier demand, while China continues to build storage. The approaching fourth quarter is also expected to add seasonal strength, typically marked by higher demand.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Outlook looks promising heading into autumn<\/strong>.<br \/>OPEC+ is expected to unwind its remaining voluntary production cuts, when they meet on September 7<sup>th<\/sup>, potentially boosting global supply. This increase in global supply will increase utilization of crude carriers, such as Suezmaxes and Aframaxes. With sentiment and fundamentals aligned, the outlook for September remains positive.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef65d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ef65d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sources: SEB &amp; TradeWinds<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spot earnings exceed seasonal norms, signaling momentum into September The crude segment has entered a strong August, with spot earnings well above seasonal norms. Behind the momentum is a clear shift in fundamentals. 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