Oil tanker loading resumes at Iran’s Kharg Island, TankerTrackers says
Oil tanker loading resumes at Iran’s Kharg Island, TankerTrackers says For the first time since late July, an Iranian tanker was seen loading crude at the Kharg Island on Friday, according to maritime tracking service TankerTrackers. A National Iranian Tanker Company Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) was seen loading 2 million barrels of crude at the Azarpad jetty on Kharg Island on 14 August. Iran…
Iranian oil tanker loading has resumed at Kharg Island, according to maritime tracking service TankerTrackers. For the first time since late July, a National Iranian Tanker Company Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) was observed loading crude at the Azarpad jetty on Kharg Island on August 14. Iran has maintained loading operations at other terminals as well, with the country's oil production seemingly aligning with refinery runs or domestic consumption.
This suggests Iran may not need to export significant volumes of crude, according to TankerTrackers' post on X.
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