Türkiye’s Tupras refinery says previously purchased Iraqi oil to be delivered in September

'Entire cargo was recovered through ship-to-ship transfer conducted between July 23-25,' says refinery

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye’s energy giant Tupras said Thursday that the oil previously purchased from Iraq’s state oil company will be delivered in September.

The oil tanker St. Nikolas, carrying around 1 million barrels of crude oil purchased from the Iraqi state oil company SOMO, was seized by Iranian authorities in the waters of Oman on Jan. 11, Tupras said in a statement.

“The entire cargo was recovered through a ship-to-ship transfer conducted between July 23-25, 2024,” the statement added.

“The crude oil is now en route to the refinery and is expected to arrive in September,” it added.

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