Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - The Energy Information Administration’s Short Term Energy Outlook published yesterday shows contrasting consumption patterns for motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil, both historical and projected.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - Although spot crude oil prices continue to fluctuate on a daily basis, EIA’s projections for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil spot prices have remained relatively stable over the last 4 Outlooks.

Friday, March 5, 2010 - Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for February 2010 was 1,068, up 21 from the 1,047 counted in January 2010, and up 48 from the 1,020 counted in February 2009.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - Venezuela contains some of the largest oil and natural gas reserves in the world.

Monday, February 22, 2010 - "Soco" (ex-Ulupinar VIII), the third of three newbuilding Robert Allan Ltd. design 45 tonne bollard pull compact ASD tugs, has been delivered by Sanmar Denizcilik Makine of Istanbul, Turkey to Caucedo Marine Services, Ltd. of Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.

With the current economic crisis, most of us have gone two steps backwards from where we were in 2008.

Please note that Marcon International Trading, Inc. of Seattle, Washington is not related in any way to Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington.

The "Miss Anita" and "Stephanie McCall" were sold to private interests.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - Based on projections from the EIA January 2010 Short-Term Energy Outlook, members of OPEC could earn $767 billion of net oil export revenues in 2010 and $833 billion in 2011.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - As of 31st December 2009, average bunker prices fell slightly.

The aluminum crewboat "Cypress Sea" was sold to U.S. West Coast operators.

Out of 9,475 vessels and 3,240 barges tracked by Marcon, 367 are utility boats.

Of 9,475 vessels and 3,240 barges tracked by Marcon, 2,147 are supply and tug supply boats.

Of the 9,475 vessels (excluding barges) Marcon currently tracks, 544 are inland river pushboats with 85 officially on the market for sale (64 U.S. flag and 21 foreign flag).

Since Marcon’s first sale in 1983, the company has sold 110 ocean and inland tank barges totaling over 6,426,468 capacity (abt. 868,400dwt).

Of the 9,475 vessels and 3,240 barges Marcon tracks, 789 are crew & pilot boats with 131 officially on the market for sale, up from 52 vessels a year ago, plus we have 29 boats available for charter worldwide.

Of the 9,475 vessels and 3,240 barges that Marcon currently tracks, 3,729 are tugs with 520 currently officially on the market for sale worldwide.