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Lubrication pump damage in Les Escoumins

The "Energy Progress" suffered a problem with the No.3 cylinder lubrication pump, on its way to the pilot station at Les Escoumins in position 48 15 40.2 N, 69 07 15.4 W, on Aug 22, 2018, at 07.45. The vessel returned to the Les Rasades anchorage to replace the defective part. On Aug 23 at 9.15 it berthed in Quebec.

Tankers unable to discharge cargoes in New York region

At least two tankers carrying gasoline-making components have dropped anchor off New York for nearly a week, unable to discharge their cargoes in the latest sign that storage for the fuel was running out. Several tankers with gasoline have also been diverted from the New York region to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast in recent days. The "Energy Progress" with a cargo of reformate from Aliaga, has been waiting outside New York since June 28, 2016. The "Emerald Shiner", carrying a cargo of alkylite from Sikka, has been anchored off the New York Coast since June 28. Furthermore, at least three cargoes of gasoline from Europe, which heavily relies on exports to the U.S. East Coast, have been diverted in recent days from New York Harbor to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast, ship tracking showed. Those include the "Energy Patriot", "Seasalvia" and "Ance". The excess in the midst of summer demand for the motor fuel casts a shadow of the profitability of refineries, and thus their demand for crude oil over the coming months. Global gasoline stocks have risen steadily in recent months as refiners ran at full steam on expectations of strong demand this summer, particularly in the United States and Asia. With dropping profits from producing gasoline, refiners are increasingly shifting to making diesel and jet fuel.