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Tankers, barges and fuel trucks: Relationships

Every element and industry that Tankers, barges and fuel trucks is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

  • Crude oil: About three-quarters of the world's oil travels by sea, so tanker capacity, chokepoints and sanctions decide how much a barrel costs on arrival. When routes lengthen or close, freight can rise from about USD 2 a barrel to several times that within weeks. (researched)
  • Fuel stocks and strategic reserves: Energy flows from tankers, barges and fuel trucks to fuel stocks and strategic reserves; energy flows from fuel stocks and strategic reserves to tankers, barges and fuel trucks; their prices have moved together.
  • Refining and reforming: Energy flows from tankers, barges and fuel trucks to refining and reforming; energy flows from refining and reforming to tankers, barges and fuel trucks; their prices have moved together.
  • Oil and product pipelines: Energy flows from oil and product pipelines to tankers, barges and fuel trucks; their prices have moved together.
  • Ship propulsion: Energy flows from tankers, barges and fuel trucks to ship propulsion; their prices have moved together.
  • Ammonia, methanol and e-fuels: Energy flows from ammonia, methanol and e-fuels to tankers, barges and fuel trucks.
  • Aviation propulsion: Energy flows from tankers, barges and fuel trucks to aviation propulsion.
  • Bananas: Their prices have moved together.
  • Biodiesel (FAME): Energy flows from biodiesel (FAME) to tankers, barges and fuel trucks.
  • Bioethanol: Energy flows from bioethanol to tankers, barges and fuel trucks.
  • Boilers, furnaces and stoves: Energy flows from tankers, barges and fuel trucks to boilers, furnaces and stoves.
  • CNG, LPG and biogas distribution: Their prices have moved together.
  • Coal transport: Their prices have moved together.
  • Combustion road vehicles: Energy flows from tankers, barges and fuel trucks to combustion road vehicles.
  • Conventional oil and gas production: Energy flows from conventional oil and gas production to tankers, barges and fuel trucks.
  • Food and beverage processing: Food and beverage processing depends on tankers, barges and fuel trucks.
  • Internal combustion engines and gensets: Energy flows from tankers, barges and fuel trucks to internal combustion engines and gensets.
  • Iron ore: Their prices have moved together.
  • LNG chain: Their prices have moved together.
  • Methanol: Their prices have moved together.
  • Pepper & spices: Their prices have moved together.
  • Renewable diesel and SAF: Energy flows from renewable diesel and SAF to tankers, barges and fuel trucks.
  • Steel: Their prices have moved together.
  • Talc: Their prices have moved together.
  • Transport and logistics: Transport and logistics depends on tankers, barges and fuel trucks.