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Published in: 1:00 pm, May 31, 2013 Editor:
BAGHDAD (Iba) .. Oil industry sources said on Thursday that Iraq resorted to the French Total Company and Toyota Tsusho Corporation Japan for gasoline after Washington put an Iranian company was supplying gasoline to Iraq in the black list.
The company has been particularly General Trading and United Arab Emirates-based gasoline supplies to Iraq at a rate of up to three shipments per month which represents about a quarter of what items imported Iraq.
But in mid-March was considered the U.S. Treasury Department the company is part of a UAE-based network of front companies belonging to the Iranian government conducts on behalf of the Government has been blocked by such as Navtaran Company Antrathrid, a unit of the National Iranian Oil Company.
The sources added that Washington persuaded Baghdad to stop this trade, which amounted to $ 40 million per month at current prices and would make Total and Toyota Tsusho to supply as of June until the end of the year. And will join a group of companies based provider of Iraq.
The sources said that Total westward shipments of gasoline per month in Stord while Toyota Tsusho one shipment. Each shipment weighs about 15 tons. Westward Total cargo in the first period, from 13 to 15 June.
A U.S. diplomat said "We ask from Iraq and other countries to cut imports of crude oil and its by-products such as gasoline from Iran."
He added, "The Ministry of the Treasury and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both worked actively to convince our international partners."
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Published in: 1:00 pm, May 31, 2013 Editor:
BAGHDAD (Iba) .. Oil industry sources said on Thursday that Iraq resorted to the French Total Company and Toyota Tsusho Corporation Japan for gasoline after Washington put an Iranian company was supplying gasoline to Iraq in the black list.
The company has been particularly General Trading and United Arab Emirates-based gasoline supplies to Iraq at a rate of up to three shipments per month which represents about a quarter of what items imported Iraq.
But in mid-March was considered the U.S. Treasury Department the company is part of a UAE-based network of front companies belonging to the Iranian government conducts on behalf of the Government has been blocked by such as Navtaran Company Antrathrid, a unit of the National Iranian Oil Company.
The sources added that Washington persuaded Baghdad to stop this trade, which amounted to $ 40 million per month at current prices and would make Total and Toyota Tsusho to supply as of June until the end of the year. And will join a group of companies based provider of Iraq.
The sources said that Total westward shipments of gasoline per month in Stord while Toyota Tsusho one shipment. Each shipment weighs about 15 tons. Westward Total cargo in the first period, from 13 to 15 June.
A U.S. diplomat said "We ask from Iraq and other countries to cut imports of crude oil and its by-products such as gasoline from Iran."
He added, "The Ministry of the Treasury and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both worked actively to convince our international partners."
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