Iran’s oil exports total 2.2m bpd in first 2 weeks of Oct.

Iranian crude oil and condensate exports averaged 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first two weeks of October, an increase of 195,618 bpd over the full month of September, Kallanish Energy reports.

MRPL expects India to get waiver from U.S. sanctions on Iran this month

India’s Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) expects India to get a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports this month, a company official said on Tuesday.

Iran’s Sept. oil exports to India rise 111,000 bpd: report

TEHRAN – Iranian crude oil exports to India in September rose by 111,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 502,000 bpd compared to the figure for August, ADTV reported citing traders and shipping intelligence firm Kpler.

Iran says oil price rally offsetting U.S. sanctions impact

A senior Iranian official says the recent rise in oil prices has offset the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, with the country’s oil revenues up 16 percent in the past six months.

Iran, Europe about to reach oil deal, Zarif says

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday evening that Tehran was closing in on an agreement to sell oil to European nations despite American threats of sanctions against any countries that do business with Iran.

U.S. dream of zero Iranian oil won’t come true: Zanganeh

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Monday that the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting’s outcome was a negative response to the demands of U.S. President Donald Trump, ISNA reported.

Iran’s 4-month oil revenue up over 60% yr/yr

TEHRAN – Iran’s revenues from crude oil and oil products exports reached 419 trillion rials (about $9.98 billion) in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22, 2018) up 60.7 percent compared to its preceding year’s same period.

Iran exports near 2.1m bpd of oil in August: report

TEHRAN - Iran shipped near 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude and condensates in August, Bloomberg reported citing ship-tracking data.

‘Impossible to reduce Iran’s oil revenue to zero’

TEHRAN – Brian O'Toole, a former senior adviser to the director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), says U.S. plan to reduce Iran’s oil revenue to zero is “impossible” and that the world would not be with the U.S. in re-imposing sanctions on Tehran.

Iran to continue talks on oil sale, banking ties: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that despite the U.S. exit from the 2015 nuclear agreement Iran will continue talks with the remaining signatories to the accord on guaranteeing sale of oil and banking transactions.

U.S. says oil buyers may get Iran sanctions waivers

TEHRAN – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnunchin said Washington will consider waivers for countries that need more time to wind down their oil imports from Iran as the U.S. reimposes sanctions.

By Payman Yazdani

U.S. sanctions impact on Iran is mostly psychological: Italian expert

TEHRAN - Italian expert Pastori Gianluca is of the view that Trump's unilateralism has a lot to do with his domestic considerations and the U.S. sanctions impact on Iran is mostly psychological.

By Javad Heirannia

I doubt U.S. - North Korea negotiation will affect JCPOA: former senator

TEHRAN – Bennett Johnston, an American politician in the Democratic Party and lobbyist who represented Louisiana in the United States Senate is the opinion that “I doubt that North Korea will affect JCPOA. The negotiations with North Korea will likely take years.”

Iran to sell maximum level of oil to counter U.S. sanctions: VP

TEHRAN- Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri announced on Tuesday that the country plans to sell as much oil as it can in face of U.S. sanctions, Fars news agency reported.

Iran to continue oil exports despite U.S. disruptive measures: Zanganeh

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the country’s oil production and exports have not changed significantly despite U.S. efforts for disrupting Iran’s market, IRIB reported on Saturday.

Iran to continue oil exports despite U.S. disruptive measures: Zanganeh

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the country’s oil production and exports have not changed significantly despite U.S. efforts for disrupting Iran’s market, IRIB reported on Saturday.

S. Korea rejects halt in loading Iran’s oil

TEHRAN - The South Korean embassy in Tehran rejected that its country has stopped loading Iranian oil and gas condensate by its tankers in July, IRNA reported on Saturday.

By Javad Heirannia

Continuation of JCPOA depends on Iran’s partners: Former French diplomat

TEHRAN - Marc Finaud, France Former spokesman of Foreign Ministry says that “If Iran’s partners can protect Iran from crippling sanctions, the JCPOA can still function and escalation can be avoided.”

By Javad Heirannia

‘EU and China could take steps within WTO to protect their trade relations with Iran’

TEHRAN - Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, is the opinion that “The reimposition of U.S. nuclear-related sanctions is a twofold abrogation of U.S. commitments under the JCPOA. Not only did the United States commit not to reimpose sanctions, Washington also committed not to interfere with the full realization of sanctions relief.”

By Farzad Farhadi

Saudis cave to Trump demands to pump more oil

TEHRAN - The hostile moves of the United States against Iran are going on in all dimensions, in particular the economic one.

IRGC Quds Force chief thanks Rouhani for oil threat

TEHRAN – Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has thanked President Hassan Rouhani for responding strongly to a U.S. plan aimed at reducing Iran’s oil sales.

Rouhani: Cutting Iran’s oil would mean cutting oil in the region

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran who started a tour of Switzerland and Austria on Monday has said the U.S. wants to fully prevent the export of Iranian oil, a move that the president said is impossible to implement because in that case no country in the region can export oil.

Halting Iranian oil export is an illusion: Jahangiri

TEHRAN - First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Monday that Iran is able to counter the looming U.S. sanctions, noting that those at the White House who think they can halt Iran’s oil export are living in “illusion”.

Iran set to let private sector to export oil to confront U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN - In a move to beat U.S. sanctions, Iran will let private companies to export crude oil, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri announced on Sunday.

Iran’s oil exports to Asia hit 8-month high

TEHRAN-Iran’s exports of crude oil to major Asian customers in May rose to the highest in eight months, government and ship-tracking data showed.

‘Cutting Iran’s oil from market by Nov. impossible’

TEHRAN- Eliminating Iran’s oil from the global market by November as demanded by the U.S. is impossible, an Iranian oil official told Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.

U.S.-China trade war could benefit Iran’s oil exports: expert

TEHRAN - The dispute between the United States and China could lead to a cut in Chinese purchases of U.S. oil which could consequently benefit Iran’s sales, Reuters reported quoting John Driscoll, director of consultancy JTD Energy Services.

Exports of oil, gas condensate hit 2.7m bpd in May

TEHRAN- Iran exported 2.7 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and gas condensate averagely in May, Shana news agency reported.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

Iran’s oil market after U.S. nuclear deal exit

Near two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared his decision on withdrawing from Iran’s nuclear deal, known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), oil traders around the world are still following a “wait and see” strategy toward the consequences of Trump’s decision for Iran’s oil exports and market in general.