DHT Holdings has re-opened the door for acquisitions in the face of falling crude tanker asset values.

New York-listed DHT ordered six VLCC newbuildings and took over the seven-strong Samco fleet before rates took off and has since been paying down debt aggressively.

Svein Moxnes Harfjeld, co-chief executive of DHT Holdings, said the company will now consider allocating cash for investments and to repurchase its own securities.

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