Global oil shipping costs surge sevenfold to over $20 per barrel
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Global oil shipping costs surged to over $20 per barrel due to Middle East conflicts, according to a Goldman Sachs report released this year.
- The average global freight rate rose from $3 per barrel last year amid the ongoing Iran war and Hormuz crisis.
- Higher war-risk premiums, fuel expenses, and ship-to-ship transfers are driving the freight rates up.
- The massive cost surge poses an upside risk to Goldman Sachs' baseline oil price forecast of $90 per barrel Brent crude.
- Shipping rates are expected to remain elevated in the near term as there is no end in sight to the regional crisis.
Covered by 3 outlets across the spectrum: 0% left, 100% center, 0% right.
How each side framed it
Oil shipping costs surge sevenfold to over $20 a barrel amid war: Goldman Sachs
Timeline
First to report: The Hindu BusinessLine (); 3 articles from 3 outlets so far.
Who is covering this story
- Center (3): The Hindu BusinessLine, OilPrice.com, Hindustan Times
Sources
- Oil shipping costs surge sevenfold to over $20 a barrel amid war: Goldman Sachs — The Hindu BusinessLine (center) ·
- Goldman Sachs Warns of New Oil Price Shock as Tanker Rates Soar — OilPrice.com (center, AI-estimated) ·
- P&G raises 2027 cost outlook to $1.4 billion as higher oil prices squeeze profits — Hindustan Times (center) ·