Le principal poste d’importation de brut états-unien teste son fonctionnement en sens inverse. Le supertanker bénéficiant de cette première est un navire saoudien transportant son brut vers… la Chine ;
America’s Supertanker Terminal Set to Export Oil for the First Time - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-13/america-s-supertanker-terminal-set-to-export-oil-for-first-time
The flood of crude leaving the U.S. could be about to get a major boost: the nation’s top imports terminal is testing one of the industry’s biggest tankers to load an export cargo for the first time.
If the trial run signals the start of regular exports from Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, it will be a step change in America’s capacity to export the burgeoning production that’s roiled global oil markets. The ability to load very large crude carriers, the industry term for giant ships able to carry two million barrels, will significantly cut the cost of shipping cargoes overseas.
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On its website, the terminal said it’s testing a supertanker following modifications last year to allow crude exports. Shipping data compiled by Bloomberg and cargo tracking firm Kpler show the tanker is the Saudi Arabian-owned Shaden, chartered by China’s largest oil trader last month.