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Selling Oil not Easy but Efforts Continue Nonstop: Iran
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says selling oil is not easy for the country, adding, “We, however, would never cease to try.”
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Figures Concerning Iran-China Deals not Real: FM Spox
TEHRAN (Shana) – The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that investment affairs between Iran and China had been viewed as a strategic plan for Iran, denying figures released in media concerning the level of the interactions.
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Iran Welcomes Oil Buyers: Spox
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The spokesman of the Iranian Government said the country would welcome any country that wished to buy oil from Iran.
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Tehran Waiting for Realization of Europe Promises for Buying Iran Oil: SPOX
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Spokesman for the Iranian Administration Ali Rabiei said Tehran was waiting for Europe’s promises to buy oil from Iran and deliver its money to the country.
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Iran Would Resume JCPOA Commitments if Oil Revenues Ensured: Deputy FM
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran would resume full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) only if it could sell its oil freely.
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Iran Could Resume JCPOA Commitment If Europe Buys Oil: Rouhani
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country would resume its commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if Europe could purchase or pre-purchase its oil.
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Iran to Begin SP.11 Development before March 2020: Official
TEHRAN (Shana) -- An official with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said that the development project of South Pars Phase 11 would commence this calendar year, which ends on March 20.
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3 Days Enough for Maximizing Iran Oil Output
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Iranian minister of petroleum says the country can maximize its crude oil output in less than 3 days.
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NIOC Ready to Maximize Iran Oil Output: Official
TEHRAN (Shana) -- A senior official with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said that the company was ready to resume the country’s maximum crude oil production.
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Rouhani Says Gov’t Keen on Selling Petroleum Products than Crude Oil
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his administration was keen on selling petroleum products rather than crude oil now that the US is targeting its exports.
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Oil Revenues Belong to Iranian Nation: Veep
TEHRAN (Shana) – First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said that oil belonged to the Iranian nation and its revenues would be spent on developing the country.
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Iran's Oil Sales not Banned by any Int'l Body: FM
TEHRAN (Shana) -- "Iran is not committed to EU decisions and Europe will not seek to impose its decisions on any country outside the EU," the Iranian foreign minister said, stressing that Iran's oil sales were not sanctioned by any international body.
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Iran Warns against Re-Seizure of Adrian Darya 1
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Mousavi said the UK’s July 4 seizure of a tanker carrying Iranian oil in Gibraltar was an illegal action, and warned against any acts regarding the detention of the tanker.
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Iran Oil Exports Never Stop: MP
TEHRAN (Shana) – A member of the Iranian parliament underscored the restrictions imposed on Iran's oil exports, saying: "Iran has no problem in supplying petroleum products domestically, but oil exports will never stop."
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Oil Trade, Banking Ties, Basic Rights for Iran: Rouhani
TEHRAN (Shana) -- In a phone conversation with French President Emanuel Macron on Tuesday afternoon, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said oil export and banking transactions are the “most important economic rights of Iran”.
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US Failed to Bring Iran Oil Exports to Zero: Speaker
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the US had failed to achieve anything by imposing sanctions on Iran, adding, “They failed to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero.”
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FM: Iran Oil Sales must Go back to May 2018 Levels
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said in order for Iran to stay in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the level of the country’s oil sales must return to the May 2018 level.
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Veep Calls on Allies to be more “Active” in Buying Iran Oil
TEHRAN (Shana) -- First Vice President Eshaq Jahanigiri called on China and other friendly countries to be more active in buying crude oil from Iran.
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Seizure of Iran Oil Tanker by UK against JCPOA: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Shana) – Spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Mousavi said that seizure of the tanker that carried Iranian oil by the British marines was a violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Iran to Continue Oil Exports However Possible: Official
TEHRAN (Shana) -- An Iranian deputy minister of foreign affairs said Iran would continue its crude oil exports under any circumstances.
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US to Fail in Stopping Iran Oil Exports: Veep
TEHRAN (Shana) -- First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said: “Despite the fact that the country’s revenues and budget have been influenced by US sanctions, Washington’s efforts to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero will not be a success.”
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Iran to Continue Oil Exports Under Any Conditions: FM
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Javad Zarif said the country would continue its oil exports under any conditions.
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Iran Petchem Exports Ongoing
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Last May, the US shocked the world by unilaterally pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and re-imposing sanctions on Iran’s oil and petrochemical industries. The country has since been selling its petrochemicals despite the US-imposed sanctions, says a senior petrochemical official.
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Iran no Threat to World Energy Security: Min.
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh, reacting to Saudi energy minister’s recent remarks about Iran being a threat to global energy security, said: “Mr. Falih is a technocrat and a respectable person and does not often speak politically; he must have probably been asked to say such political things.”
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Window for Abe!
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Shinzō Abe, Japan's Prime Minister, who just played golf with US President Donald Trump in Tokyo two weeks ago, is heading to Tehran this week to broker easing of strained relations between Tehran and Washington.
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Targeting Petchem Companies with Sanctions, Economic Terrorism: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Shana) – The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned imposition of sanctions on Iran's petrochemical companies by the United States, describing it as an example of “economic terrorism”.
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Doroud Awaiting Foreign Investment
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran’s 2015 historic nuclear deal with the West is known as the biggest important event in the petroleum industry in recent years. The agreement, which was achieved after 10 years of intensive diplomatic talks, cleared the way for the return of Iran’s oil to global markets. Iran intends to take advantage of this opportunity to relaunch ageing oil and gas fields, as well as decrepit petroleum industry infrastructure by attracting Western capital and expertise.
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Zangeneh Says Working in Tandem with Foreign Affairs Ministry on Iran Oil Demands from Europe
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said his ministry was working completely in tandem with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Iran's oil-related requests from Europe in the 60-day deadline that Tehran has given the European Union.
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Petchem Talks Continue with Foreign Companies: Official
TEHRAN (Shana) – An official with the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said that the company’s talks with foreign investors and developers were continuing on petrochemical projects in Iran.
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Iran Oil Sanctions and Energy Security
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Today, May 19, Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of OPEC+ monitoring committee to review oil market trends and possibly facilitate decision-making by OPEC members at their ordinary ministerial meeting next month in Vienna. This is the first meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC countries after the US administration decided to end waivers on Iran’s oil purchases since early May and push Iran’s oil exports to zero as a means to achieve its foreign policy objectives.