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European Vessels Arrive in Kharg Oil Terminals Managing Director of Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC) stated that three oil tankers belongs to three European firms of France, Spain and Russia, have berthed in Kharg oil Terminal, after 4 years of suspension due to the imposed sanctions on the countrys energy sector. Tehran (NIOC) - 15 February 2016 Pirouz Mousavi indicated that "regarding the renovations done for all the jetties, crude oil reserves, piping, and Kharg oil facilities, there is not a single technical and operational difficulty for berthing, loading and separation of European and Asian tankers." "It is estimated that it will take 48 hours for tankers to be loaded", He added. Stressing that the entire process of berthing, loading and tanker separation is done by Iranian naval operations team, the official pointed out that the tankers are of VLCC type, which after nearly 4 years of sanctions are currently berthed in Kharg oil terminal. Managing director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has announced the country will export its first crude cargo to European refiners via Kharg oil export terminal within the next day. Earlier yesterday, managing director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced the country will export its first crude cargo to European refiners via Kharg oil export terminal within the next day. Mentioning that the cargo contains 4 million barrels of crude oil, Javadi has indicated that 2 million barrels of the cargo is due to be delivered to France's Total and the rest will be received by Spanish refiners and a Russian company. The official added that the cargo will be loaded by 3 tankers within the next 24 hours from Kharg oil export terminal to be delivered to European refiners. The cargo which is the first one exporting to Europe after 4 years of unfair imposed sanctions against the country's energy industry, is regarded a breakthrough now in the wake of post-sanction era. National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) press release |
