The world’s oil storage tanks are brimming but there is plenty more space to hand in natural salt caverns and elsewhere, said the head VTTI, a leading player in the sector. The crude price collapse has hit energy companies hard, but oil storage is booming with producers and traders renting tanks and investors snapping up assets. “There is a lot of capacity but there is also a lot of demand,” said Rob Nijst, chief executive officer of VTTI, which is half owned by the world’s largest oil trader Vitol. “Everyone wants more storage volumes at the moment.” The high volatility in oil prices has offered trading houses such as Vitol, Trafigura, Mercuria, Royal Dutch Shell and BP many opportunities to make money through storage. “The price volatility has been a […]