Turkey to cooperate with West's sanctions on Iran by cutting oil imports

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Turkey decided to partially cooperate with the U.S. and European sanctions on Iran, and will cut its oil imports from the Islamic Republic by 20 percent.

Turkey's Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, said on Saturday that Turkey will make up for its oil imports by trading with Libya and other countries. It seems, however, that Turkey will not purchase oil from Saudi Arabia, after the kingdom refused to grant Ankara preferential conditions.

In light of Turkey's continued refusal to implement the full extents of the sanctions, it has recently come under heavy U.S. pressure in recent weeks, including warnings that Turkish oil companies might bear the brunt for such inaction.

According to the sanctions the U.S. is promoting, any country that does not downgrade its oil trade with Iran would face more U.S. sanctions – and despite efforts by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to include Turkey in this policy, U.S. President Barack Obama – despite a deep friendship between the countries – decided not to grant Ankara a 'pass.'

Erdogan decided to limit oil purchases from Iran after a long talk with Obama at the nuclear summit in South Korea last week, and updated Iranian Presidend Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in a meeting last Thursday in Tehran.

Turkey to cooperate with West's sanctions on Iran by cutting oil imports - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

 

[JStone]

Diplomatic window dressing. $16 billion in annual trade b'tween the islamic shitholes of turkey and iranistan will continue uninterrupted.

 

[ekrem]

Diplomatic window dressing. $16 billion in annual trade b'tween the islamic shitholes of turkey and iranistan will continue uninterrupted.

Why should trade be interrupted?
USA can lead by example and cut its trade with its neighbours Canada or Mexico.

 

[ekrem]

Turkey decided to partially cooperate with the U.S. and European sanctions on Iran, and will cut its oil imports from the Islamic Republic by 20 percent.

Turkey's Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, said on Saturday that Turkey will make up for its oil imports by trading with Libya and other countries. It seems, however, that Turkey will not purchase oil from Saudi Arabia, after the kingdom refused to grant Ankara preferential conditions.

In light of Turkey's continued refusal to implement the full extents of the sanctions, it has recently come under heavy U.S. pressure in recent weeks, including warnings that Turkish oil companies might bear the brunt for such inaction.

According to the sanctions the U.S. is promoting, any country that does not downgrade its oil trade with Iran would face more U.S. sanctions – and despite efforts by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to include Turkey in this policy, U.S. President Barack Obama – despite a deep friendship between the countries – decided not to grant Ankara a 'pass.'

Erdogan decided to limit oil purchases from Iran after a long talk with Obama at the nuclear summit in South Korea last week, and updated Iranian Presidend Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in a meeting last Thursday in Tehran.

Turkey to cooperate with West's sanctions on Iran by cutting oil imports - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

We'll still import >160.000 barrels/day from Iran.
We'll just import our own Oil from Lybia which we have discovered and cut that share from the imports from Iran.

Turkish Oil Company Makes Remarkable Exploration Success in Libya

TPOC, a wholly-owned subsidary of Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO), national oil company of Turkey, has been exploring for oil in Libya since 2000.
TPOC made its first oil discovery in 2009 in the A1-147/3 exploration drilled in Area 147/3&4, Murzuq basin, Libya.

The year 2010 turned out to be very fruitful for TPOC as the first six exploration wells resulted as new oil discoveries.

 

[ekrem]

TPAO Announces Oil Discovery in Murzuq Basin, Libya

Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company (TPOC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi (TPAO) is the 100% holder and operator in the Area 147/3-4, Murzuq basin, Libya.(...)
Out of 10 exploration wells drilled in the concession, 7 wells (A1-, B1-, C1-, D1-, E1-,F1-, I1-147/3) have resulted as oil discoveries.

OilVoice | TPAO Announces Oil Discovery in Murzuq Basin, Libya

 

[Ropey]

Turkey to cooperate with West's sanctions on Iran by cutting oil imports - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Wait until they get their hands on the Kurds. Something tells me that Obama will step back if/when that happens.

 

[ekrem]

On Kurd oil we already have our hands on.

Genel Energy plc

It is the largest producer of oil and is the largest holder of reserves in the Kurdistan Region with interests in the Taq Taq and Tawke fields.
The Group also has an exciting exploration portfolio across its six PSCs which it aims to drill over the next 12-18 months.

 

[Ropey]

On Kurd oil we already have our hands on.

Genel Energy plc

It is the largest producer of oil and is the largest holder of reserves in the Kurdistan Region with interests in the Taq Taq and Tawke fields.
The Group also has an exciting exploration portfolio across its six PSCs which it aims to drill over the next 12-18 months.

I said Kurds. See above.

 

[JStone]

Diplomatic window dressing. $16 billion in annual trade b'tween the islamic shitholes of turkey and iranistan will continue uninterrupted.

Why should trade be interrupted?
USA can lead by example and cut its trade with its neighbours Canada or Mexico.

You turkish gangsters will never be accepted into the EU, so, you have no option but to lie down with the dogs in Iranistan, Syriastan and Sudanistan.

Enjoy the ummah

 

[ekrem]

You turkish gangsters will never be accepted into the EU, so, you have no option but to lie down with the dogs in Iranistan, Syriastan and Sudanistan.

Enjoy the ummah

Enjoy the desert and your neighbours.

 

[JStone]

You turkish gangsters will never be accepted into the EU, so, you have no option but to lie down with the dogs in Iranistan, Syriastan and Sudanistan.

Enjoy the ummah

Enjoy the desert and your neighbours.

turkish gangsters continue to be allies with Sudanese gangsters. islime, the religion of mass murder

The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people. More than one hundred people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month.

Since February 2003, the Sudanese government in Khartoum and the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia have used rape, displacement, organized starvation, threats against aid workers and mass murder. Violence, disease, and displacement continue to kill thousands of innocent Darfurians every month.

Genocide in Darfur, Sudan | Darfur Scorecard

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ojg9UjMk0]The Genocide In Darfur - YouTube[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

Oil imports from Iran at highest level for 8 months.
On monthly basis the imports have risen from 349.000 tonnes of Oil to 401.000 tonnes.
Last data available end of March 2012.

Türkiye'den İran petrolüne hücum

 

[JStone]

Oil imports from Iran at highest level for 8 months.
On monthly basis the imports have risen from 349.000 tonnes of Oil to 401.000 tonnes.
Last data available end of March 2012.

Türkiye'den İran petrolüne hücum

Turkeyistan and Iranistan are two unproductive, worthless islimic terrorist shitholes.

 

[ekrem]

Turkeyistan and Iranistan are two unproductive, worthless islimic terrorist shitholes.

Among the most important developments in international affairs of the past decade is the emergence of Turkey as a rising regional and global power.
http://i.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/TFR69_Turkey.pdf

 

[JStone]

Turkeyistan and Iranistan are two unproductive, worthless islimic terrorist shitholes.

Among the most important developments in international affairs of the past decade is the emergence of Turkey as a rising regional and global power.
http://i.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/TFR69_Turkey.pdf

Is it any wonder turkey has produced no Nobel Prize Laureates?