The country has launched the new coverage as its latest step to overcome Western sanctions. The European Union and the United States had placed sanctions against Iranian oil, including bans on coverage of oil tankers carrying crude from the country, but the nation is now expanding the protection that it is offering for these ships through the launch of its own international insurance company. This insurer will be providing coverage for the tankers that transport Iran crude worldwide. Rostam Qassemi, the Iranian Oil Minister, explained that the creation of its…
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Iran oil insurance to resume covering shipments to India
This is the latest step taken in Asia to sidestep the EU sanctions on the coverage. India has now become the latest country in Asia to offer tankers Iran oil insurance through a government backed program in order to get around the sanctions against the coverage that have been put into place by the European Union and that have cut the exports from the Middle Eastern country nearly in half. Japan has already been providing its own shipment protection through its government. The very first ship to take part in…
Read MoreOil insurance sanctions in full force against Iran
Tehran is now ready to dodge the problems that the lack of tanker coverage had caused. The oil insurance sanctions against Iran that have been put into place by the European Union had been putting a stop to a large number of the crude exports from that country starting on July 1, but it has now built a new effort to insure its own tankers to sidestep the coverage issues. Iran is preparing to work around the coverage obstacles. The country has set aside billions of dollars so that it…
Read MoreIran oil insurance offered by Tehran to South Korea
Officials in the Middle Eastern nation are working to get around the EU bans. Iran oil insurance for tankers carrying crude from the country’s ports has been offered to South Korea, for accident coverage with a maximum of $1 billion. Iranian officials have made this effort to help skirt the coverage bans from the European Union. South Korea, through Hyundai Oilbank and SK Innovation, are currently considering this offer, say officials from both of those countries. These two businesses also have complete ownership over the other refiner in the country,…
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