Iran delivers 1st Chinese oil purchase since May: report
MNA – According to a report, National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) delivered oil to the Jinxi Refining and Chemical Complex in China,…
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Iran denies drop in oil sales
Tasnim – The oil minister of Iran quashed rumors about a slump in the country’s oil sales. In comments on Monday, Bijan…
Russia will help Iran with oil, banking if payment channel not launched: Ryabkov
Press TV – Russia has signaled its willingness to secure Iran’s interests in the oil and banking sectors if Europe’s non-dollar mechanism…
Iran says Europe not cooperating in buying Iranian oil: Fars news
Reuters – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Wednesday that Europe was not cooperating with Tehran to buy its oil in…
Iran scrambles to lift petrochemical sales as sanctions hammer oil
Reuters | Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi, Marcelo Teixeira: Iran has been racing to step up exports of petrochemicals and tap new markets to compensate…
India eyes better deal with US in energy sector with Iranian oil in sight
Sputnik – In10 days, the Indian government held three internal meetings to figure out ways to resume importing Iranian crude oil. A…
Iran lanning to double petrochemicals production to boost exports
Radio Farda – Iran is expecting a boost in petrochemical production that will raise annual production from $17bn to $25bn over the…
US says countries buying Iranian oil will be subject to sanctions
Reuters – The United States will sanction any country which buys oil from Iran after the expiration of waivers on May 2,…
Iranian petchem plant breaks production, export record
MNA – Pardis Urea and Ammonia Plant has registered a new production and export record in the calendar year of 1397 which…
Iran’s old clients still bargaining for oil waivers: MP
MNA – A member of Parliament’s Energy Commission said Tue. that Iran’s oil is “irreplaceable” in the global market, adding that the…
Afghanistan to continue imports of Iranian oil: Afghan oil official
MNA – “Oil imports from Iran have not been halted and no change has been made in the previous policies,” Mostafa Khalazayee,…
Turkey closes ports to Iranian oil
Eurasia Review – Turkey has closed its ports to Iranian oil, fully complying with U.S. sanctions against its main supplier, despite Ankara…
Iran oil sanctions and energy security
SHANA | Heshmatollah Razavi: Today, May 19, Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of OPEC+ monitoring committee to review oil market trends and…
Iran changes tactics, destinations on oil exports, maritime official says
Reuters – Iran has adopted new tactics and new destinations in shipping its oil exports following the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions, a…
US looms large as South Korea buys more Iran oil
Press TV – South Korea’s imports of Iranian crude oil rose 17% to 353,223 barrels per day (bpd) in April, government data…
Rouhani: We’ll definitely pass this stage with resistance, steadfastness
MNA –The Iranian president Hassan Rouhani referred to the United States’ decision to stop Iran’s oil exports and disrupting non-oil exports, as…
Iran dismisses Reuters speculations on details of Iran-EU talks
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi dismissed Reuters report which claims that Iran insists on exporting at least 1.5 million…
Only 1 Indian client of Iran takes up extra Saudi oil for June – sources
Reuters – Only one Indian buyer of Iranian oil has taken up Saudi Arabia’s offer of additional oil to make up for…
US cannot prevent Iran petchem exports: MP
SHANA — A member of the Iranian parliament said the US was unable to prevent export of petrochemical from Iran to global…
Chinese oil majors backtrack on pledge to buy Iranian oil
Oil Price | Tim Daiss: It was a question that just as recently as last week was still undecided. Would Beijing kowtow…
Iran sent oil shipment to Syria, easing fuel crisis: source
Reuters – Syria received its first foreign oil supplies for six months last week, with the arrival of two shipments including one…
Iran, Pakistan discuss cooperation in oil, gas sectors
IRNA – Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost called on Special Assistance to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar here on…
Trump ends waiver grace period for Iran’s oil customers
Forbes | Ariel Cohen: Waivers that allowed certain countries to continue importing Iranian oil without penalty will end next month, leading to…
Driving Iran oil exports to zero not possible: Speaker
SHANA — Speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani said bringing Iran’s oil exports to zero would never be realized. Addressing the…
Iran to sell oil at ‘gray market’: dep. oil. min
MNA – Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Amir Hossein Zamaninia announced on Sunday that Iran has mobilized all its resources to sell oil…
After oil, Washington weighs sanctions on Iran’s other sources of US dollars
The Wall Street Journal | Benoit Faucon and Ian Talley: The Trump administration is considering a more-aggressive enforcement of its economic sanctions…
Persian Gulf oil flow plunges as Trump turns the screw on Iran’s exports
Bloomberg | Julian Lee: Exports of crude and condensate from the OPEC countries of the Persian Gulf, which account for about 75…
Iran hasn’t cut oil production or halted exports, IOOC head says
Bloomberg – Iran’s oil production hasn’t seen any reduction and the country just loaded crude for export, said Hamid Bovard, the head…
US sanctions on Iran oil doomed to failure: Defense min.
MNA – Iranian Minister of Defense Amir Hatami voiced confidence that the US plans to drive Iran’s oil exports to zero will…
Iran vows response to threats from fellow OPEC producers
SHANA — Iran’s petroleum minister said Thursday that his country will respond to any threats by fellow OPEC member states. “Iran is…
Chaos pending: US bans on Iran oil keep market on edge
Press TV – The United States’ insistence on zeroing out Iran’s oil exports is starting to cause all kinds of commotion in…
Iran vows to resist US oil ban as its exports decline
The Wall Street Journal | Sune Engel Rasmussen and Benoit Faucon: A U.S. oil ban won’t stop Iran from selling its crude,…
OPEC tries to depoliticize oil, Barkindo says in Tehran
Reuters – OPEC tries to depoliticize oil, the producer group’s secretary-general was quoted by the Iranian oil ministry as saying on Thursday,…
OPEC’s Barkindo says impossible to eliminate Iranian oil from market: SHANA
Reuters – It is impossible to eliminate Iranian oil from the global market, OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo was quoted as saying by…
The debate behind Trump’s move to tighten Iran oil sanctions
Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk, Timothy Gardner: U.S. President Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to ban all Iranian oil purchases after May 1 – ending…
Iran’s Rouhani says US oil sanctions will fail in practice
Reuters – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Wednesday that Tehran will continue selling its oil despite U.S. sanctions and said Washington’s…
Asia’s crude oil imports from Iran rise to 8-month high in March – data
Reuters – Asia’s crude oil imports from Iran rose to the highest in eight months in March as buyers rushed for more…
Saudi’s Falih: we are ready to replace Iranian oil after end of waivers -RIA news
Reuters – Saudi Arabia is ready to meet oil consumers’ demand by replacing supplies from Iran after the United States ends waivers…
Iran oil has many clients in region: MP
MNA – A member of the Iranian Parliament’s national security committee said Iran’s oil has many clients, particularly in the Middle East…
US will see Iran keeping oil exports: President Rouhani
IRNA – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday poured cold water to hot statements of US officials by saying that Iran will…