Rocked by Trump’s Sanctions, Iranian Oil Exports Drop Further
By Alex Lawler LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry source, taking a major hit from U.S. sanctions and...
View ArticleIranian Tanker Discharges Oil Into Storage in China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions
By Chen Aizhu and Meng Meng BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil discharged the crude into a bonded storage tank at the port of Dalian in northeast China on...
View ArticleWith Few Buyers, Iranian Oil Armada Heads to China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions
By Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) – An unprecedented volume of Iranian crude oil is set to arrive at China’s northeast Dalian port this month and in early November...
View ArticleUnder the Radar: Iran’s Oil Exports Getting Harder to Track as Sanctions Loom
By Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – According to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, no one has any idea how much oil Iran will be able to export after new U.S. sanctions...
View ArticleU.S. Allowing Waivers for Eight Importers from Iran Oil Sanctions
By Arshad Mohammed, Lesley Wroughton and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it will temporarily allow eight importers to keep buying Iranian oil when it...
View ArticleOpinion: Trump’s Iran Sanctions Won’t Squeeze Oil Markets
By Ellen R. Wald (Bloomberg Opinion) — New U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry, set to begin on Sunday, were supposed to exert maximum pressure on Iran’s economy. Since the pullout from the Iran...
View ArticleU.S. Snaps Back Iran Sanctions with Waivers to Top Oil Buyers
By Humeyra Pamuk and Jane Chung WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The United States snapped sanctions back in place on Monday to choke off Iran’s oil and shipping industry, while temporarily allowing...
View ArticleSunken Sanchi Tanker Among Ships Hit by Iran Sanctions
By Nick Wadhams and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Among the hundreds of Iranian-linked banks, companies and vessels that the U.S. slapped sanctions against on Monday was an Iranian crude oil tanker called...
View ArticleIran Oil Waivers: How Buyers Are Lining Up After U.S. Exemptions
By Heesu Lee and Debjit Chakraborty (Bloomberg) — Armed with waivers to keep importing Iranian oil without running afoul of U.S. sanctions, some of the Islamic Republic’s top customers are preparing to...
View ArticleIran’s Military is Ready to Protect Oil Tankers Against Threats, Deputy...
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Iran’s armed forces will protect Iranian oil tankers against any threats, an Iranian military official said on Monday after the United States called the ships a “floating...
View ArticleIran’s Oil Tanker Fleet Being Squeezed as Sanctions Bite
By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON/DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) – Iran is running short of options to replace its aging fleet of tankers and keep oil exports flowing because renewed U.S. sanctions...
View ArticleHow Iran fuel Oil Exports Beat U.S. Sanctions in Tanker Odyssey to Asia
By Roslan Khasawneh, Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Elumami SINGAPORE/BAGHDAD/TRIPOLI, March 20 (Reuters) – At least two tankers have ferried Iranian fuel oil to Asia in recent months despite U.S. sanctions...
View ArticleU.S. Oil Waivers That Rocked Market in 2018 Back to Focus
By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) –Uncertainty over U.S. waivers for buyers of Iranian oil is starting to grip the market again, under very different circumstances than when American sanctions were set to...
View ArticleNo More Waivers: U.S. to Tighten Iran Oil Sanctions
By Lesley Wroughton and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off...
View ArticleStrait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Oil Artery -FAQ
LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) – Iran has said it would block the Strait of Hormuz if it was barred from using the strategic waterway through which about a fifth of oil that is consumed globally passes....
View ArticleBoxed In: $1 Billion of Iranian Crude Sits at China’s Dalian Port
By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) – Some 20 million barrels of Iranian oil sitting on China’s shores in the northeast port of Dalian for the past six months now appears...
View ArticleU.S. Sends Aircraft Carrier to Middle East to Warn Iran
By Melissa Cheok (Bloomberg) — The U.S. said it’s sending an aircraft carrier strike group and bomber force to the Middle East to send an “unmistakable message” to the Iranian regime, citing “a number...
View ArticleTrump Bans Trade in Iranian Metals, Ratcheting Up Tensions
By Alex Wayne and Joe Deaux (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday prohibiting the purchase of Iranian iron, steel, aluminum and copper, ratcheting up tensions with...
View ArticleU.S. Warns American Merchant Ships of Possible Iranian Attacks in Middle East
LONDON/DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) – Iran could target U.S. commercial ships including oil tankers, the U.S. Maritime Administration said on Friday, as a senior Iranian cleric said a U.S. Navy fleet could...
View ArticleIran Guard Rejects Talks as Senior Cleric Threaten’s U.S. Navy Fleet
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday Tehran would not negotiate with the United States and a senior cleric warned that a U.S. Navy fleet could be “destroyed with one...
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