Iran, OPEC's second-largest oil producer, has 15 supertankers stationed in the Persian Gulf capable of storing more than 30 million barrels of crude, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with data compiled a week ago, which showed there were 14 such carriers. The Hengam, owned by National Iranian Tanker Co., has been at the Kharg Island loading facility since June 5. The carrier Homa signaled June 12 it's been there since May 25. One carrier, the Noah, which had been at Kharg since April 2, set sail for Ulsan in South Korea.
Iran, which had to use tankers for storage while its refinery customers carried out annual repair works, will start using the carriers for deliveries again by mid-summer, Hojatollah Ghanimifard, executive director of international affairs at the National Iranian Oil Co., said June 2.
Three National Iranian Tanker Co.-hired vessels, Astipalaia, Safwa and Eastway, which have a combined capacity of about 5 million barrels of crude, have departed from Kharg.
Iran, which had to use tankers for storage while its refinery customers carried out annual repair works, will start using the carriers for deliveries again by mid-summer, Hojatollah Ghanimifard, executive director of international affairs at the National Iranian Oil Co., said June 2.
Three National Iranian Tanker Co.-hired vessels, Astipalaia, Safwa and Eastway, which have a combined capacity of about 5 million barrels of crude, have departed from Kharg.