MINUTES
About Minutes
Back to latest

EconomySinokor’s WhatsApp messages have had an outsized role in setting global oil shipping costs, brokers say

Brokers say Sinokor’s WhatsApp messages have exerted an unusually strong influence on the cost of transporting oil worldwide for months. The war is now drawing attention to broader questions about how the benchmark is set.

oil shippingSinokorpricing benchmark

BBloomberg News★★★☆☆2026-10-27 17:15Original

Sinokor’s WhatsApp messages have had an outsized role in setting global oil shipping costs, brokers say
Economy