India gets first Iranian oil in 7 years, ship tracking data shows
The current waiver is due to expire on 19 April
Two very large crude carriers loaded with Iranian oil have reached Indian ports, ship tracking data from LSEG shows, as local refiners utilise a temporary waiver granted by the United States last month to resume purchases from Tehran for the first time in seven years.
The current waiver is due to expire on 19 April.
The Iran-flagged Felicity has reached Sikka Port in western India, while the Curacao-flagged Jaya is at the eastern port of Odisha, the data shows. A VLCC carries 2 million barrels of oil.
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India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, has not received a cargo from Iran since May 2019 after coming under US pressure not to buy the country's crude.
Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS), the country's top refiner, has bought Iranian oil loaded on the Jaya, a vessel under US sanctions, Reuters reported last week.
India has also allowed Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS), the operator of the world's largest refining complex, to buy Iranian oil loaded on the Comoros-flagged Aframax Kaviz, Curacao-flagged VLCC Lenore, and Iran-flagged VLCCs Felicity and Hedy, all of which are more than 20 years old and are also under US sanctions.
