Iraq/ Kurdistan: Baghdad Blacklists Foreign Tankers

Nov 3, 2014 | Arabian Supply Chain
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Iraq’s oil marketing agency has banned three foreign tankers from Iraqi ports, according to the Platts news service, citing market sources.

Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (Somo) said the United Carrier, United Dynamic and the Nautilus tankers would be banned from entering Iraqi oil terminals as well as other terminals being used to export Iraqi oil.

While the notice did not give a reason for barring the tankers, all three have been used to transport Kurdish crude oil on behalf of the Kurdistan Regional Government.