From The Houston Chronicle An Iranian supertanker with $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects is tied to a sanctioned organization left Gibraltar and was heading east into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, with its next destination reported to be Greece. The Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, set course for Kalamata, Greece, with
From CNBC An Iranian oil tanker held in Gibraltar since early July has been officially released by local authorities, although it may not sail if a U.S. application to seize the vessel proves successful. On July 4, Gibraltar authorities with the help of the British Royal Marines, seized the Grace 1 oil tanker following suspicions it was delivering oil to
From Reuters The Panama Canal will continue authorizing vessels coming from Venezuela provided they present the necessary paperwork, the waterway’s chief said on Wednesday, suggesting a new round of U.S. sanctions on the South American nation should not make a difference to canal traffic. President Donald Trump’s administration last week issued an executive order freezing all Venezuelan government assets in
From The Houston Chronicle Iran expects an oil tanker seized by the U.K. in the Strait of Gibraltar in July will be released soon, the semi-official Fars News agency reported Tuesday, a move that could help to ease concerns about the safety of shipping routes in the Middle East. “Official and unofficial documents have been exchanged to resolve the matter
From Reuters Britain told Iran on Monday that if it wants to “come out of the dark” it must follow international rules and release a British-flagged oil tanker seized by its forces in the Gulf. Iranian commandos seized the Stena Impero near the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important waterway for oil shipments, on July 19. That was two
From Reuters Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa’s southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker lost the flag under which it sailed and ceased to be registered to Panama. Iran later claimed it as its own. The ship carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian crude was seized by British Royal Marines
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 British and Liberian-flagged vessels seized by Iran, who President Trump calls “nothing but trouble” Iran has seized two oil tankers – one British-flagged and one Liberian-flagged – in the Strait of Hormuz, following through on its threats to retaliate after one of its ships was seized by U.K. authorities off the
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vessel suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions An Iranian supertanker carrying oil allegedly bound for Syria was detained in Gibraltar by British Royal Marines this Thursday for violating sanctions put in place by the European Union, further straining the already tense relationship between and Tehran
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