By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) -- After defying U.S. sanctions by shipping a cargo of oil condensate to Venezuela just last week, Iran is using the same ship to help the Latin American country export its crude. The Iran-flagged supertanker Honey, also known as Horse, is loading Venezuela’s top exported grade Merey 16 at Venezuela’s government-controlled port of Jose, according … [Read more...]
Venezuela-Bound Iranian Tanker Rounds Cape of Good Hope
By Marianna Parraga Sept 10 (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged tanker transporting fuel is sailing round Africa's Cape of Good Hope en route to the Atlantic Ocean, according to Refinitiv Eikon's vessel tracking data. The medium-size vessel Forest, carrying about 300,000 barrels of fuel loaded at Iran's Bandar Abbas terminal, is bound for Venezuela, according to sources with … [Read more...]
Iranian Tankers Taking Long Route to Venezuela as Gas Shortages Grow
By Efrain Otero and Jonathan Saul SAN ANTONIO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela/LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A ngry Venezuelans are once again stuck in long service station lines due to rationing by President Nicolas Maduro's government, which is awaiting fuel tankers on their way from Iran to the oil-rich but fuel-starved South American nation. Venezuela's refineries have nearly halted … [Read more...]
Iran Says It Detained A UAE Registered Ship
by Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) - Iran seized a United Arab Emirates-registered ship violating its territorial waters this week, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding that UAE coastguards killed two Iranian fishermen on the same day. Tensions have risen between the two oil-rich countries which face each other across the Gulf since last week’s agreement between the Gulf … [Read more...]
Tehran Says Ships Targeted by U.S. Were Holding Iranian Fuel
Four tankers whose fuel was seized by the U.S. over the past month were heading to Venezuela and carrying gasoline loaded in Iran, according to Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh. His comments are the first acknowledgment by Tehran that the vessels were transporting cargo from the Islamic Republic when the U.S. confiscated it. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on … [Read more...]