Publish date31 Jul 2014 - 13:28
Story Code : 165018

Iran oil exports to top Asia clients increase by 25%

Iran's oil exports to its top four Asian customers increased by 25 percent in the first half of 2014 following the partial easing of sanctions on Tehran in line with the Geneva nuclear deal, a report says.
Iran oil exports to top Asia clients increase by 25%
Iran’s January-June oil shipment to biggest clients -- China, India, Japan and South Korea -- stood at 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), versus 961,236 bpd in the same period a year earlier, Reuters reported on Thursday.

According to official customs data and tanker arrival schedules, China, Iran's biggest customer, increased its purchases by almost ۵۰ percent in the first half of this year, while India raised its imports by a third.

Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the US, Britain, France, Russia and China -- plus Germany signed the Geneva deal on November 24, 2013. The six-month deal came into effect on January 20.

Under the deal, the six countries undertook to provide Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities.

The two sides have agreed on the extension of nuclear talks until November 24 with a view to achieving a permanent accord.

“From this point forward, we expect more upside than down with respect to Iranian crude exports to Asia,” said James Davis, a consultant at Facts Global Energy.

“We see an extra 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude production from Iran by end-2015 as very possible,” he said.

The report also said that Iran's exports to its top four Asian oil buyers may keep rising until the November 24 deadline.

World oil giants, including Royal Dutch Shell, British Petroleum (BP), Malaysia’s Petronas, Spain’s Repsol, Russia’s second-largest oil producer, Lukoil, France’s Total and Italy’s Eni, have shown interest in returning to the Iranian market following the easing of sanctions against Iran in light of the implementation of the Geneva deal.
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