Iraq has begun export deliveries of oil from the fields of the Kirkuk province to Iran. Transportation of oil from Kirkuk to Iran is a part of an agreement concluded between the two states’ oil ministries providing for exports in the amount of 30 to 60 thousand barrels per day.
read more... 04/06/2018
A Chinese investment firm will spend US$2 billion on building an oil refinery in the Iranian northern province of Mazandaran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Monday, quoting the deputy head of the province’s center for attracting foreign investment, Mousa Qasem-Pisheh.
read more... 29/05/2018
Oil prices declined to largest one-day drop in two weeks on Thursday, on expectations that OPEC could gradually end an output deal due to concerns related to supplies from Venezuela and Iran. Brent crude lost $1.01, or 1.3%, to end at $78.79 a barrel. WTI futures dropped by $1.13, or 1.6%, to close at $70.71 a barrel.
read more... 25/05/2018
Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday. Brent futures rose close to $80 a barrel level on Tuesday, adding $0.35, or 0.4%, on concerns that decreasing Venezuelan crude output and a potential decline in Iranian exports could further reduce global supply. Brent crude settled at $79.57 a barrel. WTI futures slightly fell due to expectations that OPEC may raise supplies as early as June, to settle at $72.20 a barrel.
read more... 23/05/2018
Austrian energy group OMV is continuing with planned Iranian energy projects despite the United States’ withdrawal from a nuclear pact with Tehran, but said on Tuesday it had made no investments there yet.
read more... 23/05/2018