UPDATE 1-China's H1 Iran oil imports drop, make case for waivers
half imports at 424,183 bpd, down 1.9 pct on yr * First-half cuts on top of 21 pct cut in H1 2012 (Recasts to focus on H1 imports; adds quotes and details) BEIJING, July 22 (Reuters) - China's daily crude oil imports from Iran fell 1.9 percent in the first half of the year from the same period in 2012, making it easier for it to stake a claim later to a waiver extension on U.S. sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. Countries that import Iranian oil must make steady reductions in their volumes to continue to receive six-month ...
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