Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Bans Entry of Three Tankers at Its Crude Oil Terminals

Oct 10, 2014 | Platts
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Iraq has banned three oil tankers -- two Suezmaxes and one Panamax -- from loading at its oil terminals in response to direct exports of crude by the Kurdistan Regional Government over the objections of Baghdad, shipping market sources said Friday.

"The United Carrier, the United Dynamic and the Nautilus will no longer be permitted to enter Iraqi oil terminals and other terminals to be used for export of Iraqi crude oil in future," Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, or SOMO, said in a notification seen by Platts.