Sinopec, CNPC Halts Buying Iranian Oil
China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has stopped purchasing Iranian oil in May.
China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has stopped purchasing Iranian oil in May.
India has shipped around 277,600 barrels per day (b/d) in April, dropping by 31.5% from March.
The Gulf members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plan to meet the oil market demand in case of a supply shortage.
The US will no longer be giving any waivers to current Iranian oil buyers who were allowed in 2018 to purchase oil from Iran without sanctions.
Three or four exploration blocks will be developed by local firms within a year, according to the National Iranian Oil Company.
Iran and Iraq are working on developing two oilfields, Naft Shahr and Khorramshahr, on their mutual borders.
Iran exported 300,000 barrels of gas condensate from a new phase of the South Pars field.
Iran has invested around $11 billion to complete the new phases.
Iranian authorities have considered the poor safety measures and the aging infrastructure to be the main reasons behind the explosion.
South Pars has a production capacity of around 110 mcm/d.