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Scorpio Tankers Reports $181,000-a-Day LR2 Rates as Middle East War Upends Oil Trade

gCaptain28 October 2026, 16:05 UTC

Scorpio Tankers is reporting a sharp surge in tanker earnings as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil flows, with its LR2 product tankers securing bookings averaging $181,000...

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