【TMGM Financial Recap】Over $20 per Barrel, Versus $3 a Year Ago: Goldman Sachs Highlights Global Crude Shipping Costs, a Key Component of Oil Prices
Average global seaborne crude freight exceeds $20 per barrel, Goldman Sachs reports. The average stood at $3 per barrel a year ago, while Middle Eastern routes now cost $35. Against a pre-conflict level of $210,000, the time charter equivalent rate for VLCCs on the Middle East Gulf–China route hit $1.4126 million per day in the same week.Read more
22 Oct 2026