NEGÓCIOS
Sanções ao Irão fazem subir preço do petróleo
September 4, 2018 - O petróleo subiu mais de 15 por cento desde meados de agosto – próximo do máximo do ano de $80 por barril – devido à reintrodução das sanções dos EUA em novembro de 2018 ligadas ao programa nuclear do Irão.
When the United States pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 8, the Trump administration reimposed all secondary sanctions against Iran, saying it would punish any country whose central bank engages in oil transactions with Iran’s central bank.
As the November 4 deadline approaches, Washington is ratcheting up the pressure on the leading importers of Iranian crude oil — China and India.
Chinese companies, which collectively imported more than 630,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d) in January, remain defiant against the U.S. sanctions threat, but Indian refineries have begun cancelling oil import contracts with Iran.
In 2017, India imported almost 40 percent of its oil, worth US$13 billion, from Iran. Indian imports increased from around 550,000 b/d in January to 710,9356 b/d in May, but have fallen in August to just 203,900 b/d under U.S. pressure.
After the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, was signed in the summer of 2015, New Delhi began making significant investments in Iranian infrastructure, including building petrochemical and fertiliser plants and developing Iran’s Chabahar port. The Trump administration’s sanctions could now disrupt all this investment.
- Iran’s Oil Exports Plummet 600,000 b/d As U.S. Sanctions Force Key Buyers To Seek Alternatives (Forbes)
- Analysis: Irans oil exports down sharply in first-half August (Platts)
- Iran oil exports set to drop in August ahead of U.S. sanctions: data Iran oil exports set to drop in August ahead of U.S. sanctions: data (Reuters)