The volume of clean oil products flowing from the Persian Gulf into Asia could see some drops in the coming weeks as Asian traders and shipowners have become cautious about buying and loading cargoes from the region following the oil tanker attacks last week, market sources said this week. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The traders and shipowners are assessing the risk premiums and a potential rise in freight costs after the attacks near the Gulf of Oman, they added. Persian Gulf refineries typically export gasoil and jet fuel cargoes to Europe, Africa, and East Asia, with naphtha cargoes mostly flowing into North Asia. The apparent attack on two tankers has not resulted in a slowdown in chartering in the Middle East so far, several ship owners, brokers, and charterers across Asia-Pacific told S&P Global Platts. However, chartering sources in Singapore […]