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Huge purchases by Chinese oil trader raise prices, confusion
September 01, 2015

A Chinese oil-trading company bought record volumes of oil on a regional cash market for Middle Eastern crude last month, pushing up benchmark prices and causing confusion among crude buyers and sellers in Asia about the company’s motives.     ...  +

Post Sanctions Iran: a 5 MMBOPD reality check
July 30, 2015

A sanctions regime was put in place against Iran starting in 2005 when the international community found that the Middle Eastern country was not in compliance with its obligations regarding its nuclear program. The sanctions, which were spearheade...  +

Iran Post-Sanctions: Opportunities for Japan
July 29, 2015

A group of six nations led by the US compiled the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)” on Iran’s nuclear program.  It restricts Iran’s nuclear development drastically; and the EU and US will lift economic sanctions against Iran. What kind ...  +

Iran deal and India's oil imports: 7 power points
July 14, 2015

New Delhi is poised to benefit from the nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers, which could drive down the price of crude oil. India, which had drastically cut oil imports from the sanctions-hit Iran,  may now look at sourcing more cru...  +

Aussie LNG contracts under pressure as prices diverge
July 03, 2015

Contracts from some of Australia's newer LNG projects are reportedly coming under pressure from Asian buyers seeking to defer or renegotiate expensive offtake agreements because of falling demand, rising inventories, supply surpluses and plunging ...  +