TEHRAN, November 27 -The French authorities have arrested a senior official in the French Senate accusing of spying for North Korea and handing over sensitive information to Pyongyang, judicial and security sources say.
TEHRAN, November 26 -Saudi Arabia raised oil production to an all-time high in November, an industry source said on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump piled pressure on the kingdom to refrain from production cuts at an OPEC meeting next week.
TEHRAN, November 21 -Oil bounced above $63 a barrel on Wednesday to claw back some of the previous day’s 6 percent plunge, lifted by a report of an unexpected decline in U.S. crude inventories.
TEHRAN, November 16 - South Korea's actual resumption of Iranian oil liftings could come from January onwards as it takes time to make various arrangements, including shipping.
TEHRAN, November 16 - With a new change to its oil exports pattern, Iran has managed to sell about one million barrels of light oil to international clients over the past 20 days, said Head of Iranian Parliament Economic Commission Mohammad-Reza Pour-Ebrahimi.
TEHRAN, November 13 -Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the “oppressive” US sanctions will only harm the Iranian people, giving assurances that the country will prevail over the restrictive measures and will continue to sell its oil .
TEHRAN, November 14 - Oil struggled to find its footing on Wednesday after plunging 7 percent the previous session, with surging supply and the specter of faltering demand scaring off investors.
TEHRAN, November 11 -Venezuela is hoping to steeply raise oil output next year but will respect any new deal if OPEC agrees to reduce output from December, Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo said on Sunday.
TEHRAN, November 07 - Iraq will continue importing electricity and natural gas from Iran under an exemption from US sanctions, the special representative for Iran at the US State Department Brain Hook has said.
TEHRAN, November 07 -South Korea and Japan are preparing to resume imports of crude oil and condensate from Iran after a temporary halt, the two countries announced on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, November 06 - First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says the US has failed to fulfill a pledge to cut Iran’s crude exports to “zero,” and that Tehran’s oil sails has remained unaffected by Washington’s sanctions to this day.
TEHRAN, November 03 -The chemical dispersants used to clean up oil after the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 were ineffective and unneeded, a new study says.
TEHRAN, November 02 -The US administration has agreed to allow eight countries to continue purchasing Iran’s crude oil after Washington’s sanctions on Tehran take place next Monday, a senior official said Friday.
TEHRAN, November 01 - Officials in New Delhi say the United States has agreed to grant India a waiver from Iran sanctions so that the country would be able to maintain imports of crude oil from the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, October 31 -Crude oil futures were lower as of mid-morning Tuesday as market participants appeared to be positioning themselves for an inventory build-up once data is released later Tuesday by API, and then Wednesday by the EIA.
TEHRAN, October 30 - Market figures show that Iran’s oil sales are still powerful only a few days before the US wages a second wave of sanctions that would target the country’s oil exports.
TEHRAN, October 29 - Iran has started direct sales of oil to domestic and international buyers through its energy bourse in what appears to be a landmark strategy to dodge the impacts of returning sanctions.
TEHRAN, October 28 -Iran says the US can never prevent it from selling crude oil to international clients, stressing that no other supplier can substitute the kind of oil it provides to overseas markets.
TEHRAN, October 27 -Crude oil futures were volatile Friday in part as investors are concerned about risks of an economic slowdown, yet the move into normal backwardation reflects healthier price levels, analysts said.