Here is a look at how nations have begun preparing, and how new sanctions enforcement could hurt their coffers: Qatar is under fire from the Iranians to release $6 billion in Iranian oil revenues ...

"They act like high and mighty, (but) they leave us in the lurch," says an employee retrenched by shipping cargo inspection ...

Iran has been eager to increase its oil production despite U.S. sanctions that have significantly reduced the market for Iranian oil. Even so, Iran reported an increase in exports of crude recently.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than 20 companies in a network that it said has long sent Iranian oil to China, days after negotiators from Iran and the United States ...

Iran is shipping less oil to China, as toughening sanctions snarl the OPEC producer’s shipments and refinery demand falls in ...

But the deal, and a lift in oil supplies, are not a sure thing. Sanctions and tanker blacklisting have little impact on Iranian oil exports, said Anas Alhajji, an independent energy expert and ...

Market models may misjudge the impact, as recent IEA revisions show real-world oil inventory drawdowns, not builds. The prospect of ending U.S. sanctions against Iran looked rather distant just a ...

How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare ... Iranian money and any shipping company that handled Iranian oil risked the wrath of the U.S. government. Then Obama made a deal ...

"Conceptually, the impact of a potential second Trump term on oil prices is ambiguous, with some short-term downside risk to Iran oil supply ... to the specter of sanctions.

This has already begun to impact Iranian oil flows to China and elevated freight costs, although traders anticipate some workaround volumes may persist. The sanctions come just as Iran was ramping ...

(Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Monday as fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran and a commitment to compensate for overproduction by Iraq added to concerns of near-term supply tightness, helping ...