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 by AFP Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Sept 14, 2022
The crew of one of two Greek oil tankers seized by Iranian armed forces in May have been replaced by their company, Iran's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the ships in the Gulf days after Greece said it would deliver Iranian oil it had taken from a Russian tanker to the United States. The Russian ship, the Pegas, had been detained by Greece at the request of the United States, which has imposed crippling sanctions on Iran, particularly on its oil exports. "The (Greek) ship's crew has been replaced according to international shipping protocols, which is done by the shipping companies themselves," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said. "The previous crew left the tanker under usual arrangements," he was quoted as saying by ISNA news agency, without elaborating or specifying the ship concerned. A Greek port police spokeswoman told AFP on Wednesday evening that a Greek officer and 10 Filipino crewmembers from one of the tankers had arrived in Greece on Tuesday. She added that the crew from both vessels were going to leave Iran and be replaced so that the tankers could continue their journey. The 49 crew members of Delta Poseidon and Prudent Warrior, including 10 Greek sailors and one Cypriot, were held in the Gulf for almost 100 days. Greece's ERT state-run broadcaster said at the weekend that Iran had given the green light for the release of the crews from the two Greek tankers, which had been expected to begin on Monday. Kanani said on Wednesday that "they had not been arrested and imprisoned in Iran". ap-hec/imm/rl
China lockdowns weigh on global oil demand: IEA Paris (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 China's repeated Covid lockdowns and a slowdown in developed economies are weighing on the growth of global oil demand this year, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. The deceleration of demand for crude is partly offset by a switch from gas to oil for power generation, as soaring gas prices have prompted countries to change fuels, said the IEA. Global oil demand is now expected to grow by two million barrels per day this year, slightly down from the previous forecast of 2.1 mbd. ... read more
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