Author Archives: Ernie Barsamian

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The Evolution of Midstream Asset Ownership: From MLPs to Private Equity and the Rise of Private Credit

The 2017 change in corporate tax rates from 35 to 21 percent had a direct effect on the ownership of midstream assets.  The Master Limited Partnership (MLP) structure no longer had the same competitive advantage when it came down to minimizing taxable earnings. As a result, some assets that were once deemed core and strategic to some […]

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Global Renewable Fuel Discussion with Wesley Monteiro at S&P Global – Platts

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is Wesley Monteiro at S&P Global – Platts. In this Episode our topic is Renewable fuels. Wesley shares his perspective on the transformation of Renewable Fuels on the current & future landscape of energy industry.

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Goldilocks Economy: Market Cheers Amid Lower Inflation and Jobless Claims, But Oil Prices Remain a Wild Card

Last week saw headline prices declining during the month for the first time in four years. Along with it, annual inflation fell below 3% for the first time in a year. Core inflation was better than forecast, coming in at 3.3% which was the lowest in three years.  Supporting this positive economic news was the fact that there […]

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A Tale of Two Economies: The Divergent Perspectives on Our Economic Health

How can some people say our economy is doing great while others say that it’s a disaster? How can something so simple be so paradoxical? Of course, we’re all entitled to our own opinions, but no one is entitled to their own facts. The jobless rate has now been at or below 4% for over 2 years, a streak […]

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AI’s role in the commodity trading space with Chris Hewett at Sphere

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is Chris Hewett Head of Client Services at Sphere. In this Episode our topic is AI and the applications in the commodity trading space. Chris shares his perspective on AI transforming siloed data in trading industry today.

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Who Let the Bulls Out? Energy Markets Heat Up Amid Rising Oil Prices and Market Gains

Who let the bulls out? Woof woof. The days are getting shorter, but things aren’t getting any cooler – in our atmosphere or in the energy markets. For the week, both crude benchmarks were up about 3% after gaining about 4% last week. Brent ended the week at $85.24 a barrel and WTI crude settled at $80.73, gaining back […]

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All things Refining with Hillary Stevenson at IIR

Today’s Guest on Tank Talk is Hillary Stevenson Senior Director, Energy Market Intelligence at IIR Energy. In this Episode our topic is all things refining. Hillary shares her insights on the current refinery runs, refinery turn arounds, and refining margins. Thanks for listening and feel free to check out The Tank Tiger’s Data service.  

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From 1 to 5,000: Celebrating The Tank Tiger’s Milestone in Connecting Customers and Storage Facilities

To count from 1 to 5,000 would take you about twenty-three minutes. To connect 5,000 customers looking for storage with 5,000 storage facilities took The Tank Tiger a little over 9 years. We’re pleased to report that last week we reached that milestone and cemented the proof of concept that there is value in the terminal storage […]

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NY Harbor Shrinkage

When most people think about shrinkage, they think about George Costanza in the pool. However, there is a very serious shrinkage situation happening in the world of storage. Under the shadow of the lights of Yankee Stadium, slowly but surely, the amount of petroleum storage capacity that serves the NYMEX has been shrinking and the trend has […]

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