China’s 13.6% dependence on Tehran’s oil

China’s 13.6% dependence on Tehran’s oil

According to data received from tanker trackers, China imported an average of 1.38 million barrels of oil per day from Iran in the first half of 2025, equivalent to more than 13.6 percent of the country's total oil imports.

Fear and flight of giant oil tankers from the Strait of Hormuz

Fear and flight of giant oil tankers from the Strait of Hormuz

Following the escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States, two super-heavy oil tankers named Coswisdom Lake and South Loyalty, each with a capacity to carry 2 million barrels of crude oil, changed their course near the Strait of Hormuz and retreated south.

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$18 billion in unused investment and gas cutoffs at 12 petrochemical plants; a memorandum of understanding was signed to save the petrochemical industry from the gas crisis

$18 billion in unused investment and gas cutoffs at 12 petrochemical plants; a memorandum of understanding was signed to save the petrochemical industry from the gas crisis

During a ceremony to address the gas imbalance crisis, the National Petrochemical Company and Zagros Petrochemical Company signed a memorandum of understanding. The aim of this memorandum is to reduce gas consumption by 10 percent in the domestic and commercial sectors and increase the share of gas allocated to the petrochemical industry, which could lead to increased production and foreign exchange earnings. This is while the petrochemical industry is facing challenges such as gas outages at 12 petrochemical plants and feed shortages.