From Reuters Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa’s southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker lost the flag under which it sailed and ceased to be registered to Panama. Iran later claimed it as its own. The ship carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian crude was seized by British Royal Marines
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 British and Liberian-flagged vessels seized by Iran, who President Trump calls “nothing but trouble” Iran has seized two oil tankers – one British-flagged and one Liberian-flagged – in the Strait of Hormuz, following through on its threats to retaliate after one of its ships was seized by U.K. authorities off the
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vessel suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions An Iranian supertanker carrying oil allegedly bound for Syria was detained in Gibraltar by British Royal Marines this Thursday for violating sanctions put in place by the European Union, further straining the already tense relationship between and Tehran
U.S. missile strike on Syria has some wondering about the return of a risk premium Crude futures jumped as much as 2% after the U.S. military attacked the Shayrat air base near Homs with Tomahawk missiles in response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons during an air attack Tuesday on a rebel-held area. The attack was the most significant
After Paris: U.S. and Russian air strikes target ISIS’s $50 million monthly oil revenues As the battle against ISIS continues, allied forces are increasingly targeting oil assets and the convoys of trucks being used to smuggle oil from ISIS-controlled oilfields. The idea is to cut off the major source of funding for the Islamic State’s barbaric terrorist activities. It is
CNN reported today that ISIS has taken over six Syrian oil and gas fields, as well as al-Omar, “Syria’s largest oil facility that can produce 75,000 barrels of oil a day.” Pakistan’s Dawn News reported that one of the oil fields taken over was Tanak, located in the Sheiytat desert area in the east of Deir Ezzour province, according to
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