Iranian Tanker SOGL Delivers 500,000 Barrels of LPG to China After Breaching U.S. Blockade
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 1
Iranian Tanker SOGL Delivers 500,000 Barrels of LPG to China After Breaching U.S. Blockade
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 1
Summary
UANI said the sanctioned tanker SOGL slipped past the U.S. naval blockade on Sept. 1 and later discharged about 500,000 barrels of Iranian LPG at Xinzhou Port in China.
September footage from Malaysia’s Eastern Outer Port Limits Anchorage showed the vessel receiving fuel and services at the offshore hub UANI says has become a key staging point for Iranian shipments bound for China.
At least nine small tankers have breached the blockade since Washington reinstated it on July 14, according to UANI, even as the operation has largely halted Iranian crude exports.
LPG cargoes are harder to interdict because of their volatility, and UANI said ghost-fleet operators exploit that by switching off AIS, using false flags and sometimes making ship-to-ship transfers.
China now takes almost 100% of Iran’s oil and LPG exports, UANI said, giving Tehran a crucial outlet despite sanctions and the blockade.