Iran
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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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September 17, 2018
Top energy officials from the U.S. and Iran clashed on Monday with warnings that international peace is at risk as America’s sanctions noose tightens on the Islamic Republic.
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September 14, 2018
Crude is poised for a third weekly advance out of four as Iranian sanctions take center stage, with investors eyeing the impact on supply.
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September 13, 2018
Iran just endured the longest gap without sending oil to its biggest customer in at least three years as imminent U.S. sanctions pile pressure onto Tehran.
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September 11, 2018
Iran is starting to store oil on its fleet of supertankers again as impending U.S. sanctions force the Persian Gulf country to revive a strategy it deployed under previous curbs.
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September 06, 2018
The early-November deadline set by the U.S. to sanction Iran’s oil exports is now a warning sign that’s too close for buyers to neglect.
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September 04, 2018
OPEC crude production rose in August to the highest level this year as a recovery in Libyan output helped to offset a cut in Iranian exports due to U.S. sanctions.
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September 04, 2018
The world’s top oil buyers are discovering that U.S. sanctions on Iran will squeeze their trade flows whether they agree with America or not.
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September 03, 2018
Discounts, bartering and smuggling are among the tactics Iran may lean on to keep almost 800,000 bpd of its oil exports flowing after U.S. sanctions resume in November.
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August 31, 2018
Iran’s oil exports are tumbling again as the country’s key buyers in Asia take fewer cargoes in the weeks before U.S. sanctions take full effect.
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August 30, 2018
Iran will halt Middle East oil exports if it’s not allowed to ship its crude through the Strait of Hormuz.
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August 28, 2018
Total SA’s withdrawal from Iran’s giant South Pars gas field has given China another chance to secure a stake in the world’s most coveted energy assets: abundant and low-cost Middle Eastern oil and gas.
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August 24, 2018
Iran’s own fleet of tankers may provide a lifeline for its crude and condensate exports that’ll be slashed as U.S. sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation take hold.
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August 21, 2018
China’s shipowners are shunning Iran’s oil, while the OPEC producer is using its own tankers to supply top customers as impending U.S. sanctions threaten to disrupt global crude trade.
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August 14, 2018
India may cut Iranian oil imports by 50% to secure a waiver from the U.S. to continue with shipments.
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August 13, 2018
Oil held gains above $67/bbl after Iran said the OPEC nation has no intention of holding talks with the U.S. anytime soon, countering signs American shale output may increase.
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August 13, 2018
OPEC crude production rose in July, despite sliding output in Libya, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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August 12, 2018
China National Petroleum Corp. is expected to take the lead on a $5-billion project to develop Iran’s share of the world’s biggest gas deposit, taking over from France’s Total SA, which halted operations after U.S. President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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August 12, 2018
Five Caspian Sea states reached a breakthrough agreement on sovereign rights to the sea, paving the way for new oil and gas extraction -- and pipelines -- after more than two decades of disputes.
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August 10, 2018
The Trump administration forecasts that it will persuade countries to cut Iranian oil imports by as much as 1 MMbpd when it reimposes energy sanctions in early November, according to two people familiar with the administration’s efforts to choke off Tehran’s crude sales.
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August 10, 2018
A price war is brewing between top oil producers in the Middle East, and the U.S. may be at the heart of it.
