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Oil insurance between India and Iran hits delay

October 10, 2013October 8, 2013 Julie Campbell

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This has led the container and crude trade between the countries to experience a considerable disruption. Uncertainty over oil insurance coverage has caused crude and container trade between India and Iran to grind to a halt in some areas and face massive disruptions in others, as certain ships now find themselves stranded outside the ports of both of those nations. These delays have happened as a result of the lack of approval from New Delhi regarding the Iranian coverage. The Indian approval had not yet been granted to Iranian underwriters…

Oil insurance sanctions still affecting South Korean Iran crude imports

October 3, 2013October 1, 2013 H. Cutner

The country had imported 1.97 million barrels per day throughout the month of August. The latest reports regarding the impact of the oil insurance sanctions from the west on Iran regarding the crude that leaves that country’s shores have indicated that South Korea did import 1.97 million barrels per day of Iranian crude throughout the month of August. When compared to the figures from August 2012, this is notably higher, only because the country imported nothing. The oil insurance sanctions had only just gone into effect at that time last…

Oil insurance provided by India to refiners of crude from Iran

September 24, 2013September 21, 2013 H. Cutner

The country will be backing up its own coverage in order to allow refineries to open the doors to Iranian import. India has announced that it will be providing a sovereign guarantee of approximately $158 million (10 billion rupee) in order to back local oil insurance coverage for Indian refineries that are processing Iranian crude. This news was revealed by two government sources, saying that it is hoping to boost imports paid for in local currency. Iran has recently agreed to allow the country to pay for its crude imports…

Insurance news regarding Iranian oil imports moves forward in India

August 16, 2013August 13, 2013 G. Turner

HPCL has announced that it will begin importing crude from Iran when the coverage issue is resolved. The State owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) has made insurance news headlines by announcing that it will begin importing one million tons of Iranian crude during this fiscal year, provided that the coverage issues for processing that company’s oil are resolved. This will represent a contract that is only half of what it was last year, but it is far more than the current standstill. HPCL, like a number of other refiners…

Insurance news from India shows ongoing consideration of Iranian oil coverage

August 14, 2013August 12, 2013 Julie Campbell

Insurers from Iran have offered to provide cover for tankers transporting that country’s crude. The latest in the insurance news saga regarding Iranian oil tanker coverage, particularly when it is headed to India, is that Iran is offering to provide the coverage for the ships so that Indian companies will be able to accept it. However, the Indian companies still hold some reluctance as they do not want to expose themselves to sanctions. India has been considering adding an additional state guarantee of $327 million to this insurance news, to…