An exclusive Reuters report notes how Venezuelan and Iranian oil tankers have carried out ship-to-ship transfers on the open sea to get around crushing US sanctions.
The Maximo Gorki supertanker would have encountered the VLCC Huge, a National Iranian Tanker Co. (NITC) vessel loaded with Iranian condensate.
“As Maxim Gorky was on his way to Venezuela, Iran was able to send an NITC tanker to meet him near the Maldives,” said Claire Jungman, chief of staff at the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). , reviews The Cradle.
The proof of this is that the Maximo Gorki docked in Venezuela last week and began unloading 2 million barrels of Iranian condensate.
Venezuela has been increasing its oil production with the help of Iran, blockaded countries that avoid harassment for not aligning with US imperial policy.
Iran signs 110 million euro contract to repair El Palito refinery:
The state-owned National Iran Oil Engineering and Construction Company has signed a €110 million contract to repair and restart the 146,000-barrel-per-day El Palito refinery, Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on Friday.
The deal follows negotiations led by Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji, who traveled to Venezuela earlier this month and met with President Nicolas Maduro.
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Exclusive – From the Maldives to Venezuela: how Iran gets oil to an ally, article with gallery
Iranian and Venezuelan oil tankers have been carrying out ship-to-ship (STS) transfers in the open ocean in order to bypass US sanctions, according to an exclusive report by Reuters.
https://thecradle.co/Article/news/10308
National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company on behalf of the National Iranian Oil and Distribution Company (NIORDC), signed A fundamental repairs contract and the launch of PDVSA El Palito refinery in Venezuela with a sum of 110 million Euros
https://en.irna.ir/news/84751266/Iran-to-fix-Venezuela-s-PDVSA-El-Palito-refinery
