| OPEC’s deepest output cut since the global recession in 2008 is creating the biggest surplus of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in at least three years and lowering earnings for Frontline Ltd. and other ship owners.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reduced daily supply by almost 1 million barrels in the four months through December, equal to one fully loaded supertanker every two days, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq led the retreat, leaving 24 percent more ships than cargoes in the world’s largest oil-producing region, the most for the time of year since at least 2010, according to weekly surveys of shipbrokers and owners by Bloomberg...............................................Full Article: Source
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