When Oslo-quoted Aker turns in the results later this week many believe management will weigh in on whether Philly Tankers intends to order another pair of product tankers.

Erik Nikolai Stavseth, an analyst at Arctic Securities, is confident there may be an update but isn’t sure whether the fledgling Jones Act owner plans to pull the trigger.

“The yard has not received any new orders since last quarter, but we see potential for news relating to the last two options that Philly Tankers holds,” he told clients in an alert published Tuesday morning.

Stavseth