European natural gas prices rise to the highest since the war in Iran began (on a settlement basis) 🇪🇺⚠️
LNG traffic through Hormuz is still shut, disrupting ~20% of global supply
EU gas inventories are filling at a below-normal rate ahead of winter as Asia pulls more LNG
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Q2 was the operational $BORR low imo.
Common sense suggests news flow for Jackups is going to be very bullish. With the whole oil and LNG future price curve way up since Iran, and geopolitically, way more capex to short cycle, shallow water drilling is common sense...
@TheDriller11 Almost all Jackups globally are already owned by National Oil Companies (NOC's). There won't be many high spec 350-400ft units easily for sale imo. This is going to drive 2nd hand values up imo.
🌊 95% is NOAA's latest number for the odds of a very strong El Niño hitting by winter, up from 81% just last month, and the commodity fallout is already showing up in the data⚠️
Cocoa and coffee have both been rallying hard through the summer as traders price in West African and Southeast Asian crop risk.
🚢The Panama Canal Authority is cutting vessel draft limits again, down to 48 feet by August 26 and 47.5 feet by September 3, forcing ships to load lighter even though daily transit slots are holding steady.
The World Food Programme is warning a strong El Niño could push close to 49 million more people into acute hunger by year end, with Central America and Southern Africa facing the sharpest increases.
This is what a global economy running on a thin margin against nature looks like in real time.
Capesize average TC +1,303 to 29,981$/day
FFA has pushed up so far this week. Whole curve moving up today.
$HSHP #CMBT $DSX $GNK $SB $NMM $SHIP $DNORD $SBLK #drybulk#shipping#braemarscreen
@contang_o Given the slowdown in forward W/E fixtures, does this indirectly confirm the setup for the VLCC ‘Feeding Frenzy’? If land storage drawdown coincides with normalization, will that congestion be the last major catalyst even as the macro signal flips negative?
@ed_fin@Special_Blends Is this because the AI and data center boom is spiking global demand for steel and iron ore? Also, I’m really looking forward to your Substack deep dives!
@AndersSjastad Also, how do you handle sensitivity analysis with FFA volatility? And in markets like Taiwan (tech-heavy), shipping often gets a discount. How do you factor these market preferences into your final target price?
@AndersSjastad Curious about your valuation approach for a mixed fleet (60% TC / 40% VC) like this. Would you use NAV plus DCF? Specifically, Ship Value + Contract (TC) vs. Ship Value + 1-year FFA (VC)?
@OriginalVoria Also, do you apply an extra NAV discount for firms that are less aggressive in operations (like https://t.co/sxwVmxaB2l, compared to $FRO)? It feels like the market punishes those who don't actively 'play' the asset cycles.
@OriginalVoria I'm looking at https://t.co/sxwVmxaB2l and wondering if Taiwan’s market efficiency is just lower than the US, or if the valuation logic is fundamentally different there.
@OriginalVoria And once you get that total 'Charter-adjusted NAV', you then apply the discount based on their payout ratio and asset play (buying/selling ships) strategy? I'd love to know if this is how you build your base case.