Transcripción del resumen del autor. With crude oil prices stabilising at over $60/b, loss control is high on the agenda of many companies. The Energy Institute’s HMC-4(A) Marine Oil Transportation Database Committee has been collecting and analysing world crude oil shipping data for over 20 years. Its annual report, published last month in Petroleum Review, shows a continued reduction in crude oil losses (see Figure 1). This is, in part, due to the modernisation of the fleet and better operating procedures, but it is mainly due to the improvements made in loading and receipt terminal quality measurement systems, write Jon Moreau and Mark Jiskoot of Cameron Measurement Systems.

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