Irans four key Asian oil purchasers have increased their crude imports from Iran in April despite the Wests sanctions against the Islamic Republics energy sector.
According to Reuters, government and tanker-tracking data indicate that China, India, Japan and South Korea imported 1.22 million bpd, up 6 percent from March and nearly twice year-on-year.
China, Iran's biggest oil customer, more than doubled its imports in April to a record of nearly 800,000 bpd compared with the same period last year.
India increased its purchase of Iranian crude in April more than 90 percent year-on-year to nearly 225,000 bpd.
Meanwhile, South Koreas import of Iranian oil last month was 135,000 bpd, showing a nine-percent rise above the same period last year.
Irans oil exports to Japan also soared over seven-fold to 56,934 bpd in April.
The West's sanctions on Iran have been imposed based on the accusation that Tehran is pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. Iran denies the accusation.
The news comes as Tehran and Ankara have renewed a bilateral agreement on the export of Iranian oil to the Turkey.
On Friday, Mohsen Qamsari, the director for international affairs at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), pointed to the daily export of 100,000 to 110,000 barrels of Iranian crude to Turkey, saying The Turks have extended the oil contract with Iran.
The energy official pointed out that the volume of Irans oil exports to Turkey has remained unchanged.
If Iranian becomes starve, Iran begins war?
i think that
N
Wesrern also worry of that
Some western dislike war not fear of war.
They are a few good man n woman.
i think
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Wait, till, end of Syria President election.
PS
i want Change Syria President by Syria citizen
Also, some aid by Iran.
i watch n wait good news from Iran n Syria.
My nickname is palgye n twitter id is also @palgye.
Before i watched Iran news
Iran launch Four Petrochemical complex
What company get this project? If not done, i have
A opportunity to involve with some company?
But SKorea companies rejected my approach n Itocu
-Japan company. i'm SKorean but SKorean Itochu get
This project, i never help Iran. Not don't really can't.
SKorean killed my father n my mother disabled- i never get
any rewards from SKorean.
Also, go to Iran, me, SKorean prohibit because of their ingreed.