# Patrick Pouyanne

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## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Hormuz VLCC Freight Hits $20M as War Risk Rewrites Oil Logistics
2026-08-24 17:46:35 · Sector: supply · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

TotalEnergies' CEO says supertanker freight through Hormuz now costs $20 million, or $10 per barrel, with Gulf producers discounting cargoes to $50-$60. For supply chain and logistics professionals, this is a powerful signal of war-driven freight inflation, capacity tightening, and new transshipment patterns in the Gulf of Oman.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/hormuz-vlcc-freight-20m-supply-chain-risk

### Hormuz $20M Freight Opens $30/Bbl Spread for Oil Traders
2026-08-24 17:46:23 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

TotalEnergies CEO's $20M VLCC freight figure reveals commodity-market fracture: Gulf barrels trade at $50–$60 while Brent sits above $90, creating a $30+ per barrel arbitrage for traders and shipowners. For investors, this is a story of tanker-owner windfalls, product-market tightness and capped crude upside.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/hormuz-freight-20m-oil-trading-arbitrage

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