The Changing Calculus of the Tanker Market
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The Changing Calculus of the Tanker Market
The Changing Calculus of the Tanker Market The Evolving Study of the Global Marine Transport System for Crude Oil & Refined Products INTERTANKO Annual Event New York City | 6-9 May 2014 McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 1 McQuilling McQuilling Services is the marine transportation consulting and advisory group of McQuilling Partners, Inc. The primary focus of McQuilling Services is to provide clients commercial consulting services related to global seaborne transportation and related disciplines in the supply chain. The approach of the Company is to develop products and services based on specific client requirements, data, and the systematic employment of quantitative methods, bringing individually crafted solutions to client’s needs. The Company employs a collaborative business model combining experienced internal resources with exceptional industry partners to produce a team of directed experts. This model creates a targeted, content-rich knowledge and experience base to serve clients’ needs cost effectively. McQuilling Partners is a privately-owned marine services company, providing transportation services to clients in the shipping, commodity and financial services industries. McQuilling Partners is a respected tanker specialist globally and is one of a select few firms that sit on both the International and the Asian Baltic Exchange Tanker Route panels. McQuilling Partners facilitates the physical transportation of liquid and dry bulk commodities annually through the provision of brokerage services and provides coverage in the wet freight derivatives market for all the traded routes. The firm has assisted numerous clients in the sale or purchase of marine assets, and advised them on their directed research and consulting requirements. Today, McQuilling is a privately held firm numbering over 150 people, specializing in the marine transportation of commodities for a global client base. Representing broad commercial experience in the international shipping markets, McQuilling provides professional, reliable and personalized service to clients from offices located in New York, Houston, Caracas, Lima, Mexico City, Athens, Dubai, Singapore and Rio de Janeiro. McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 2 The Changing Calculus of the Tanker Market The Evolving Study of the Global Marine Transport System for Crude Oil & Refined Products “When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarcely, in your thoughts advanced to the stage of science.” - William Thomson Kelvin - 1824-1907 Calculus: A system or arrangement of intricate or interrelated parts Tanker Market: A description of the global marine transport system for crude oil and refined products Thesis: The tanker market is a classic operations research challenge ~ greater quantitative analysis is not only possible but a necessary step in better understanding the global marine transport system and its drivers McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 3 Agenda Tanker Demand Economic Context, Demand Results, North America, Demand Projection Tanker Supply Trading Inventory & Adjustments, Additions, Deletions, Net Fleet Growth Outlook Past Forecast Performance, Current Market, Future Expectations, Summary McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 4 Tanker Demand Derivation EXPLORATION DRILLING STORAGE MARINE TRANSPORT REFINING MARINE TRANSPORT PRODUCTION STORAGE TERMINALLING / DISTRIBUTION ► At a global level, marine transportation demand is highly correlated to world trade which is directly related to the world economy: Demand for crude oil and petroleum products grows with an expanding global economy ► Marine transportation demand for tankers is a derived demand, it arises from the energy consumption requirements of regional economies ► Petroleum product marine transportation demand arises from matching consumption with refined product production in refining regions and crude oil marine transportation demand for tankers arises from matching refinery raw materials requirements with crude oil production McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 5 Tanker Demand Global Economic Context ► Global economy continues to recover from the 2009 financial crisis ► Drivers of growth switching to mature economies, especially US ► 2014 world GDP growth of 3.7%, mature economies 2.2% and emerging economies 5.1%: With world GDP growth rising, world energy use will grow by 56% between 2010 & 2040; half of the increase is attributed to China and India ► Renewable energy and nuclear power are the world’s fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing by 2.5% per year; however, fossil fuels continue to supply almost 80% of world energy use through 2040 ► Oil market fundamentals suggest a moderation of crude price increases in the near future in the absence of geopolitical influences ► Natural gas is the fastest growing fossil fuel in the outlook, supported by increasing supplies of shale gas, particularly in the US Source: Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 6 Tanker Demand Geopolitical Context - Demand Uncertainty Ukraine Outcome of recent turmoil and Russian actions remain unclear and should keep a risk premium in energy prices, gas supply to Europe, possible sanctions on Russian oil US Oil export legislation, pipeline permitting, rail legislation, natural gas exports Brazil Struggling economy, government interventions in state oil company, CPP imports, election year, drought & DPP exports, E&P and crude exports Libya Internal strife between government & separatists will hinder crude production / exports and keep a premium in Brent Venezuela Government / opposition political tensions, CPP imports, crude exports McQuilling Services, LLC. West Africa Expanding piracy threat, Internal strife in oil producing regions – limits crude exports Syrian Conflict Continued potential to escalate throughout region North Korea “Quiet” at present but unpredictable regime behavior Iran Conciliatory mood presently but nuclear talks breakdown could lead to straits of Hormuz blockage: AG imports & exports Indian Ocean / East Africa Temporizing piracy threat but potential for resurgence – vessel utilization Slide 7 Tanker Demand McQuilling Transport Regions Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 8 Tanker Demand Global Ton-Mile Demand | Crude and Residual Fuels | 2000-2013 ► The vast majority of tanker demand originates from the movement of crude and residual fuels ► Since 2000, demand for crude oil and residual fuels transport has averaged a compound annual growth rate of 0.42%, growing 1.8% during the period 2000-2008 then contracting (1.9%) from 2008 ► The evolving trade matrix will bring incremental changes to total tanker demand Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 9 Tanker Demand Global Ton-Mile Demand | Crude and Residual Fuels | 2013 ► Top 20 (about 10%) trades represent about 80% of total ton-mile demand – a fairly consolidated market ► Middle East/Far East demand drives this sector and will continue to do so Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 10 Tanker Demand Global Ton-Mile Demand 2012 vs 2013 Total Ton-Mile Demand (Bill.) VLCC Suez Afra Pana Total Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. 2013 5,411 2,268 1,617 340 9,635 2012 5,300 2,142 1,702 350 9,494 2013 2% 6% -5% -3% 1% ► Global ton-mile demand increased by approximately 2% during 2013 ► Crude & residual tanker tonmile demand rose by 1% ► Demand growth in 2013 was pressured by extensive refinery maintenance, unplanned outages and reduced EU demand Slide 11 Tanker Demand Evolving Trade Matrix ► Individual trades expand and contract with the overall effect on tanker demand being incremental year-on-year Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 12 Tanker Demand Global Ton-Mile Demand | Refined Products | 2000-2013 ► Significant growth in refined products transport has been observed since 2000 ► A compound annual growth of 9% occurred in the period 2000 through 2010 ► Since 2010 overall growth has slowed, registering 2.3% total through 2013 Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 13 Tanker Demand Global Ton-Mile Demand | Refined Products | 2013 ► Top 20 trades represented about two-thirds 68% of total refined products transport demand ► This result illustrates the more distributed nature of the refined products trade matrix and transport system ► Middle East exports to the Far East drive clean transport demand ► Africa is emerging as a significant demand driver Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 14 Tanker Demand CPP Ton-Mile Demand 2012 vs 2013 Total Ton-Mile Demand LR2 LR1 MR2 MR1 Total 2013 314 293 740 151 1,499 2012 294 273 716 165 1,449 2013 7% 7% 3% -9% 3% ► Overall growth of about 2% year-on-year ► MR2 continues to be the workhorse of the CPP fleet but losing share to LR classed vessels ► LR1 fixtures from USG doubled year-on-year Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 15 Tonnage Demand Regional Production | North America ► ► US crude oil production volumes declined steadily between 1990s and 2008: 2008 production volumes lowest level since 1946 ~ 5 million b/d ► Robust geological data, developed transport infrastructure, slow & steady investment into fracking technology and the resulting lower US $/barrel extraction cost boosted production ► Forecasted production in 2015 would make the highest level since 1972 US exports? At some point, yes, but unlikely in 2014 and nominal in any case ~ However, increase in re-exports requests could raise Canadian volumes in 2014 Source: US Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 16 Tonnage Demand US Hydrocarbons Production – Tight Oil Source: Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 17 Tonnage Demand US Hydrocarbons Production – Tight Oil Source: Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 18 Tonnage Demand US Hydrocarbons Production Source: Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 19 Tonnage Demand US Hydrocarbons Production – Tight Oil & Shale Gas Source: US Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 20 Tonnage Demand US Transportation Logistics ► Bakken Rail deliveries to the Northeast expected to average 315,000 b/d in 2014 at about US$ 12-14/bbl ► Up to 500,000 b/d of rail delivery capacity could be online in 2015 to the West Coast ~ Cost is roughly US $9/bbl to transport to Washington state and US $10/bbl to the state of California ► Expanded West Coast capacity will boost consumption of Canadian and Bakken crudes ► 1Q2014 rail deliveries of crude to California averaged 15,700 b/d as compared to 7,700 b/d during 3Q2013 ► Gulf Coast expansion project will eventually deliver 700,000 b/d from Cushing, Oklahoma to USG – flows started January 2014 ► Another 450,000 b/d of delivery Seaway pipeline coming online in 1H 2014 ~ taking total capacity to 850,000 b/d Source: US Energy Information Administration, News reports McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 21 Tonnage Demand Effects of US Shale Play ► US industrial production expected to increase by 3.5% by end of decade and by almost 4% by 2025 on back of reduced energy costs ► Manufacturing output will rise by US $258 billion in 2020 and US $328 billion in 2025 ► US consumers are also projected to benefit through reduced household utility costs: 2012 disposable income rose by US $1,200 per home and could increase to US $2,700 by 2020 ► Estimates are that in 2012 shale extraction contributed to some 2.1 million jobs and US $75 billion in federal and state taxes: Revenue provided to US Government could reach nearly US $140 billion by 2025 ► US GDP growth forecast at 2.8% in 2014 and 3.0% in 2015 US Economic Recovery Source: IHS Fairplay – Version III A Manufacturing Renaissance – Sept 2013, IMF World Economic Outlook, April 1024 McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 22 Tonnage Demand Effects of US Shale Play ► Since about 2009 a clear trend of has emerged of a steadily increasing proportion of heavy crudes being imported to the US – driven by a growing abundance of domestic light sweet crudes Source: US Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 23 Tanker Demand Effects of US Shale Play Imports ► Exports USG emerging as export hub providing robust volumes of gas oil & gasoline to Atlantic Basin Source: Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 24 Tonnage Demand Effects of US Shale Play US Production US crude oil production in three cases, 1960-2040 (million barrels per day) US Imports Net import share of US petroleum and other liquids consumption in three cases, 1990-2040 (percent) Source: Energy Information Administration McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 25 Tonnage Demand US Shale Play Downside Risks ► July 2013 rail car tragedy in Lac-Megantic, Quebec; December 2013 explosion in North Dakota; and January 2014 derailment in Philadelphia driving additional scrutiny on industry – 8 in the past year, last one in Lynchburg, Virginia just last week ► New legislation, equipment standards or operating restrictions have the potential to slow crude-by-rail deliveries (DOT -111) ► Transport capacity bottlenecks in pipeline and rail continue to throttle deliveries below potential ► “Flash” production profile of shale oil wells require sustained drilling of new wells – production sustainability estimating not well developed ► Lack of tie-backs for gas handling increasing flaring in North Dakota ► Pushback from landowners, environmentalists, legislators could slow the growth trajectory ► Lack of skilled labor becoming a constraint McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 26 Tonnage Demand Crude & DPP Demand Projection | 2014 – 2018 | Ton Mile Growth VLCC 2012-2013: 2.1% 2013-2014: 3.8% 2014-2018: 1.0% SUEZ 2012-2013: 5.9% 2013-2014: 0.6% 2014-2018: -0.1% 2012-2013: 1.5% 2013-2014: 1.5% 2014-2018: 0.6% AFRA 2012-2013: -5.0% 2013-2014: -0.1% 2014-2018: -0.1% PANA 2012-2013: -2.9% 2013-2014: 4.2% 2014-2018: 0.0% McQuilling Services, LLC. Source: McQuilling Services Slide 27 Tonnage Demand CPP Demand Projection | 2014 – 2018 | Ton Mile Growth LR2 2012-2013: 6.8% 2013-2014: 3.3% 2014-2018: 0.6% LR1 2012-2013: 7.4% 2013-2014: 2.6% 2014-2018: 0.7% 2012-2013: 3.5% 2013-2014: 2.1% 2014-2018: 0.6% MR2 2012-2013: 3.4% 2013-2014: 2.2% 2014-2018: 0.7% MR1 2012-2013: -8.6% 2013-2014: -1.9% 2014-2018: -0.4% McQuilling Services, LLC. Source: McQuilling Services Slide 28 Agenda Tanker Demand Economic Context, Demand Results, North America, Demand Projection Tanker Supply Trading Inventory & Adjustments, Additions, Deletions, Net Fleet Growth Outlook Past Forecast Performance, Current Market, Future Expectations, Summary McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 29 Tonnage Supply Derivation VLCC 2014 No. of Vessels Starting Gross Inventory Plus Additions Less Deletions Equals Net Inventory Change Ending Gross Inventory 613 19 15 4 617 Average Inventory 615 Availability Reductions: Lost Time (weather & speed 2.5%) Maintenance & Repair (2.5%) Waiting Time (4.5%) Dislocation (10%) Capacity Reduction (10%) Availability Reduction Vessels Applied to Demand McQuilling Services, LLC. 15 15 28 62 27 152 463 ► Third party data is purchased, validated and enhanced with proprietary information ► Accuracy is an issue, especially newbuilding orders ► Additions include coated ships trading dirty; deletions include exits to demolition and conversion ► Inventory reductions include floating storage, port delays, coated ships trading dirty Slide 30 Tanker Supply Contracting & Orderbook Contracting Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Orderbook* * As of 31-Dec-14, not including approximately 100 MR2 IMO 2 vessel orders and another 100 vessels ordered in 2014 ytd Slide 31 Tanker Supply Deletions | 2014-2018 ► Various exit profiles may apply to the trading fleet, depending on a number of factors ► Minimal fleet growth corresponds to a pre-15 year exit profile (before the 3rd special survey); maximum growth to a pre-5th special survey (25 years) ► An average fleet growth assumption uses pre-4th special survey as the exit point, or, in the case of VLCCs, a conversion requirement of about 15 vessels per year Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 32 Tanker Supply VLCC Additions, Deletions, Trading Fleet | 2001-2018 ► Driven by lack of newbuilding orders, VLCC fleet growth is moderating since 2012 ► A widespread adoption of a 15year exit profile would have a substantial effect on the average fleet inventory in the near future (87 less vessels over 4 years as compared to 20-year exit profile) ► Increased freight rates may lead to a resumption of ordering which would drive the sector towards oversupply Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 33 Tanker Supply MR2 Additions, Deletions, Trading Fleet | 2001-2018 ► High net fleet growth during the 200-2009 timeframe added substantially to the trading inventory: Another building boom is scheduled over the next few years ► A widespread adoption of a 15-year exit profile would see 69 vessels less over the next 4 years ► Additional ordering will create substantial oversupply in this sector Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 34 Tanker Supply VLCC, MR2 Net Fleet Growth | 2011-2018 ► A comparison of annual average trading fleet inventory growth rates illustrates the disparity in supply situation between the VLCC and MR2 sectors ► A heavy MR2 orderbook in 2014-2015-2016 follows closely behind a period of massive growth in this sector ► The VLCC fleet net growth peaked in 2012 and has been moderating since MR2 VLCC Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 35 Agenda Tanker Demand Economic Context, Demand Results, North America, Demand Projection Tanker Supply Trading Inventory & Adjustments, Additions, Deletions, Net Fleet Growth Outlook Past Forecast Performance, Current Market, Future Expectations, Summary McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 36 Outlook Past Forecast Performance ► McQuilling 2013 was within 14% of actual market performance across the 12 trades monitored in the 2013 Outlook ► For the six dirty trades monitored, we over-cast the market by about 18% and exceeded the five clean by 8% ► Over the last 16 market forecasting cycles, we produced forecasts for the current year of the Outlook that were within +/10% of actual levels observed 9 times or 55%. We were within +/-25% of actual market levels in 14 cycles or 88% Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 37 Outlook Current Market and Future Expectations VLCC 2014 F’cast Ytd Ave AG / East 45 48.3 AG / West 28 31.0 Wafr / China 45 49.8 SUEZ AFRA PANA 2014 F’cast Ytd Ave 60 72.8 102 138.6 120 149.6 MR2 TC2 TC14 2014 F’cast Ytd Ave 118 127.5 120 89.2 Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 38 Outlook Future Expectations ► TCE Expectation, US$ 000/Day +/- $60 Act. F’cast 20I5per mt 2013 2014 2018 Trend bkrs ► VLCC* 13.5 17.6 31.3 4.4 SUEZ 12.2 8.9 10.4 2.9 AFRA 10.9 6.4 8.4 2.3 PANA 10.8 9.5 12.8 1.8 LR2 10.9 11.3 8.0 2.5 LR1 11.8 12.3 9.1 2.0 MR2* 15.3 14.7 10.0 1.5 ► Forecasted TCE’s based on constant US$ 640/mt bunker price with sensitivities shown Average worldwide bunker price in April was US$ 600/mt Dirty sector’s tonnage supply is moderate and demand positive, leading to upward freight projection over forecast period * Triangulated ► Clean sectors are burdened by heavy supply outlook against only moderate demand growth, leading to declining freight projection over forecast period Source: McQuilling Services McQuilling Services, LLC. Slide 39 Summary ► The tanker market is a classic operations research challenge ~ greater quantitative analysis is not only possible but a necessary step in better understanding the global marine transport system and its drivers ► Tanker demand is driven by world trade which in turn is a function of economic growth | Economic recovery is underway and is increasingly driven by OECD nations | Global GDP revised up slightly (0.1) to 3.7% ► Oil demand should rebound by approximately 1.1 million b/d throughout forecast period and 1.3 million b/d in 2014 ► New US crude streams will continue to change the global oil trade matrix & US crude oil exports will become a reality, but not in 2014 ► We expect tanker ton-mile demand to be modest over the next few years: ~ 1.5% for crude/DPP and 2.1% for CPP in 2014 ► VLCC supply outlook can be characterized as improving ► Clean tanker supply rising strongly in 2015 & 2016 and a massive surge of MR2 orders will pressure market fundamentals ► Gas may be the game-changer for tankers McQuilling Services, LLC. 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