In this blog, we discuss the likely scenarios based on proprietary datasets created by Ursa Space that are derived from radar satellite imagery. 

Oil market 

A major shipping route in the oil market connects Middle East producers with European consumers via the Suez Canal.

After a bulk carrier began spilling tons of oil near the southeast coast of Mauritius, creating an environmental disaster in the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean, crews worked to transfer the remaining fuel onboard and prevent further damage.

On August 12, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said almost all the oil had been pumped out, nearly a week after the vessel began leaking.

Leishenshan Hospital opened early February to treat the overflow of COVID-19 patients during some of the worst days of the crisis in Wuhan.

It was the second of 16 temporary hospitals built in the Chinese city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.