Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh announced that Ukraine has put in a request to purchase Iran’s crude oil. Zanganeh added “the Ukrainian side insists on becoming a transit hub for transferring Iranian oil and gas to Eastern Europe”. Source: Hellenic Shipping News
Russia’s Rosneft (ROSN.MM), one of the world’s top oil producers and exporters, has notified customers that future tender contracts for oil products will be denominated in euros not dollars, five trading sources told Reuters.Source Reuters
The US State Department on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to cease immediately any “unlawful activities” in Cyprus’ territorial sea and remove its drillship, Yavuz. Source Ekathimerini
The fourth Turkish oil and gas research ship, the “Oruc Reis,” is on its way to the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said via Twitter on Monday. His tweet was in response to Turkish Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who questioned why Turkey is not in the eastern Mediterranean drilling for hydrocarbons. Source Greek Reporter
