Iran

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November 09, 2018
It’s all eyes on OPEC as U.S. oil prices fell for 10 consecutive days, wiping out any gains for the year.
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November 09, 2018
The U.S. secretaries of state and defense met with their Chinese counterparts for an annual strategy session in Washington on Friday, with both sides highlighting deep differences on diplomacy and security weeks before Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping plan to meet at a summit in Argentina.
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November 09, 2018
The Trump administration’s sanctions on Iran are the latest irritant in relations between Turkey and the U.S. even as the two NATO allies move past their worst diplomatic crisis in decades.
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November 07, 2018
U.S. sanctions on Iran won’t necessarily translate into a global shortage of oil, according to Nigerian Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.
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November 07, 2018
President Donald Trump said the “fragile” global oil market was a key reason his administration decided to extend waivers this week to eight countries allowing them to continue importing Iranian oil in violation of new U.S. sanctions.
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November 06, 2018
Iraq aims to supply China with 60% more crude next year, according to the head of the state-run Oil Marketing Co.
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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 2018
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remain the quintessential oil exporting region, replete with considerable assets and tensions.
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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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