Iran

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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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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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