Iran

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November 02, 2018
Midnight on Sunday, Nov. 4 will mark a dividing line in the world of oil. Beyond that point, anyone unloading a tanker from Iran risks the full wrath of the U.S. government.
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November 02, 2018
The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the OPEC producer on Nov. 5.
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October 31, 2018
When it comes to buying Iranian oil, Donald Trump has laid down the law for the world: Don’t do it.
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October 30, 2018
Higher OPEC oil production and longer voyages are propelling shipowners back to good times.
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October 19, 2018
Asian buyers of Iranian oil are gaining confidence they will win U.S. consent for some imports to continue even after American sanctions snap back next month.
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October 17, 2018
Iraq would like to know how and where its oil will be used, as demand rises for Middle Eastern cargoes to replace shipments from Iran.
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October 11, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump is redirecting global oil flows.
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October 10, 2018
Sanctions on Iranian oil exports are hitting much harder than most people predicted as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump takes a tough line on enforcement, said executives from the world’s largest energy traders.
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October 08, 2018
Oil fell to the lowest in a week in London on renewed hopes the U.S. may soften the blow of sanctions on Iran’s crude exports, and as Saudi Arabia promised to fill any shortfall.
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October 04, 2018
If OPEC is the central bank of oil, then the Trump administration is commanding it to run the printing presses at full speed.
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October 03, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his American counterpart’s Iran sanctions are largely to blame for current high oil prices.
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October 03, 2018
The United Arab Emirates, which has a history of talking tough on Iran while still buying its oil, appears to be taking steps to comply with looming U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic’s energy industry.
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October 02, 2018
Iraq exported more than 4 MMbpd for a second consecutive month in September as buyers sought alternative supplies to Iran ahead of U.S. sanctions.
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October 01, 2018
Oil exports from Iran fell to their lowest level in 2 1/2 years before the impending return of U.S. sanctions.
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September 27, 2018
A plan by the EU, Russia and China to sidestep U.S. sanctions on Iran by using an alternative payment system won’t give its buyers a free pass to handle Iranian crude.
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September 25, 2018
Sanctions on Iran’s crude sales are likely to put more pressure on the oil market than the last time, spurring volatility for the rest of the year, according to BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley.
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September 25, 2018
Iran’s oil tankers are starting to disappear from global satellite tracking systems with just under six weeks to go until U.S. sanctions are due to hit the country’s exports, making it harder to keep track of the nation’s sales.
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September 24, 2018
Major oil trading houses are predicting the return of $100-crude for the first time since 2014 as OPEC and its allies struggle to compensate for U.S. sanctions on Iran’s exports.
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September 21, 2018
The relationship between two major oil benchmarks is charting an unexpected course as U.S. sanctions take Iranian crude out of the market.
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September 20, 2018
Iran said it will veto any OPEC decision that harms the Islamic Republic and warned that some oil producers are trying to create an alternative suppliers’ forum that supports U.S. policies hostile to Tehran.
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September 18, 2018
Aggressive and undiplomatic and extremely effective. With 50 days before new U.S. oil sanctions against Iran enter into force, President Trump has crushed the country’s petroleum exports.
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