(Adds explanation of higher imports, further details, and notes loading data for March, April and implied imports for April, May) * March imports at 555,182 bpd, up 36.1 pct on yr, 0.5 pct on mth * Jan-March imports at 557,605 bpd, up 36.2 pct on yr BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - China's March ...
An Iranian deputy oil minister says the Islamic Republic plans to launch four petrochemical plants in the current Iranian calendar year (began March 21)./ Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister for Petrochemical Affairs Abbas She’ri Moghaddam said that the completion and construction of development projects ...
A recent report shows that China’s crude oil imports from Iran have increased more than a third in March 2014 compared to a year earlier./ China imported 555,182 barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian crude oil last month, registering a 36.1-percent rise in comparison with the corresponding period ...
China's March crude oil imports from Iran rose more than a third from a year ago, keeping imports in the first three months of 2014 close to the levels seen before Western sanctions were applied more than two years ago, Reuters reported on April 21. China's intake from Iran in March rose 36.1 ...
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