Election Year or Fear!

[Geoff Parkstone]

Primarily for Swale as we were talking about this a fortnight ago.

As noted then noone can predict freight rate futures especially for tankers in the current situation BUT

Marinakis new tanker venture IPO in Norway went public yesterday. Opened at NOK 133 and promptly dropped over 10,% to NOK 118 on opening day trading.

Not sure how much he lost in that 24 hours. but likely another central defender Forest won't be buying. May have saved Pereira's job for a while

[SithHappens]

Hope hes ok. Shall we set up a go fund me ?

[Ram Pant]

Context, GP. I have no more time for the Ayatollahs than you do, but was this really the correct way to go about things?
He?s *uckin? up the world and the world?s economies with what appears to be little semblance of a plan, and this is on top of interfering in Venezuela, Greenland and Cuba along with his intentions towards Mexico and Canada, the ruthless actions of ICE and his often insulting/threatening behaviour towards the NATO nations and Ukraine.

First time around the one thing that could be said about Trump was that he didn?t involve the U.S. in any wars. That?s certainly not the case with Trump II and both his policies and behaviour just appear to be becoming more extreme, hence, in your own words, ?so much hate?.

Have to agree with Swale, an assassination would be horribly counterproductive and would only lead to escalation if it led back to Iran.
A ?convenient? heart attack however? I?m not sure many would be mourning.

I'm not sure Melania would...

[SithHappens]

Both Starmer and Davey made Farage look a Muppet today in PMQ'S

[Ram Pant]

Question for the financial wallahs on here.

The petrol we buy today was refined several weeks ago, it was pumped from the wells months ago. It was paid for months ago at a much cheaper going rate. So, why have petrol prices at the pump shot up?

2nd question, when the crude oil price drops again, why will the drop take time to reach the pumps?

[ramAnag]

Question for the financial wallahs on here.

The petrol we buy today was refined several weeks ago, it was pumped from the wells months ago. It was paid for months ago at a much cheaper going rate. So, why have petrol prices at the pump shot up?

2nd question, when the crude oil price drops again, why will the drop take time to reach the pumps?

Same goes for heating oil. Filled my 1200 litre tank up about four weeks ago for 60p pl. Today it’s around 1.31 pl and I don’t believe all the oil they’re selling has reached here in the last 18 days. Heating oil customers often buy up to three weeks in advance to get a better deal, i.e. if you want it tomorrow it’s often much more expensive than if you give them a 20 day delivery window, but there are reports of orders being cancelled and customers being told they have to reorder at the new, much higher, price.

[macstheman]

I don't think that needs answering RP, it's the norm for the greedy money grabbing gits. Happens every time they see the opportunity for a quick grab of extra profits at our expense. Multi billion profits aren't enough for these ****ehounds!

[swaledale]

Question for the financial wallahs on here.

The petrol we buy today was refined several weeks ago, it was pumped from the wells months ago. It was paid for months ago at a much cheaper going rate. So, why have petrol prices at the pump shot up?

2nd question, when the crude oil price drops again, why will the drop take time to reach the pumps?

Its called capitalism and the "free" market.

[Ram Pant]

The good old "anything that helps us fleece the sheeple is good".

[macstheman]

[QUOTE=swaledale;40811751]Its called capitalism and the "free" market.[/QUOTE

In other words 'fcuk 'em' they're only plebs!