New York-listed Teekay Tankers said in the wake of a five-ship deal in December that it was in talks over a purchase that would double its fleet.

Its fourth quarter results presentation passed without any specific updates on those discussions, but chief executive Kevin Mackay said the owner’s appetite for big deals remains.

“We're always looking at opportunities,” Mackay said on the Teekay Tankers conference call, when pressed on the matter by Wells Fargo analyst Michael Webber.

“If