Interview: America’s Oil Surge Is Pulling Tankers West — and Reshaping Global Trade

The United States continues to export record amounts of oil. Demand for U.S. black gold shows no signs of lessening. The long line of tankers dotting the ocean shows the incoming demand.

Easterly Clear Ocean has nine chemical tankers participating in this energy boom. The company also operates two offshore construction vessels.

Jake Scott, chief operating officer of Easterly Clear Ocean, gave his outlook on the tremendous demand he is seeing for U.S. energy.

Lori Ann LaRocco: Kpler has told me 235 vessels are en route to fill up with U.S. energy. Do you foresee additional vessels pivoting from the Middle