Wednesday, June 11, 2025

South Korea Tests U.S. Super Light Oil as Iran Waiver Uncertainty Escalates: Reuters

From Reuters South Korea has begun testing super-light U.S. oil sold by Anadarko Petroleum Corp as a substitute for Iranian crude while it awaits word from Washington on whether it can keep buying oil from the Middle Eastern nation, sources said. South Korea is one of Iran’s biggest Asian customers and was one of eight importers that received waivers to

Oil Price Reached $74 This Week, But Double That Could Be on the Horizon

Despite the surprise moderate build in U.S. crude oil stockpiles, analysts are worried of an impending price spike to $150 or more.  Prices Today Crude oil stocks rose by 1,245 MBBL last week to 417,881 MBBL from 416,636 MBBL. This is 17% below the 502,914 MBBL that was in storage at this point last year, and is 2% below the

South Korea Looks for Deal with Iran

Via Reuters: South Korean officials visit Iran to seek post-sanction deals SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean government and corporate officials are visiting Iran this week to hunt out possible deals in the oil, gas and construction industries since an agreement was reached to lift sanctions on Tehran. Iran is targeting oil and gas projects worth $185 billion by 2020, after