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Iran Oil Exports Continue Off Radar

Eurasia Review -- ran continues to export its oil, but the oil tankers transporting its crude have disabled their onboard tracking systems, making it difficult to assess the details of its oil deals.

Iran is trying to counter Western sanctions on its oil industry that aim to cripple Iran’s economy and convince it to acquiesce to Western demands regarding its nuclear program.

Reuters cites sources in the oil industry, trading and shipping who say the National Iranian Tanker Company has ordered all its captains to “switch off the black box transponders that are used in the shipping industry to monitor vessel movements.”

An unidentified senior executive at a national oil company that has done business with Iran has told Reuters that Iran, together with its customers, is trying to conceal its oil deals, ...

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Submitted Apr 15, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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Goody2317 All-Star Author Wilmington Posts:680 Points:620,005 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:45:51 PM Ignore Goody2317 Report Abuse Just like bootleg shine, drugs or anything else illegal, there is always a way of selling what shouldn't be sold.
boborobot All-Star Author Michigan Posts:501 Points:418,425 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:45:05 PM Ignore boborobot Report Abuse I would fly 6000 miles to smoke a camel.
olebufnav Champion Author Omaha Posts:3,983 Points:1,024,205 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:44:21 PM Ignore olebufnav Report Abuse Just point out the tankers to the Somali pirates.... Hee-hee.
evohnave Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,745 Points:1,000,000 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:44:20 PM Ignore evohnave Report Abuse It takes two to tango. Someone has to buy the oil... In other words, it isn't just Iran avoiding the sanctions.
mdskier Champion Author Maryland Posts:9,941 Points:1,783,755 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:43:22 PM Ignore mdskier Report Abuse Because of embargo Iran is strapped for money. They'll sell their oil any sneaky way they can. Go see if any US oil companies are aiding & abetting in this. Then fine them big bucks.
Thomtec Champion Author Nashville Posts:2,464 Points:608,145 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:40:54 PM Ignore Thomtec Report Abuse Who is going to police this?
djm5x9 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,848 Points:519,230 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:39:20 PM Ignore djm5x9 Report Abuse OK.
LCSTEELERBOB Champion Author Gary Posts:2,961 Points:720,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:39:13 PM Ignore LCSTEELERBOB Report Abuse da what do we do now
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thepi All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:747 Points:1,341,355 Joined:Nov 2001	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:37:47 PM Ignore thepi Report Abuse Well, Obama, shove that in in your pipe and smoke it!
shopnshop Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,125 Points:329,080 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:34:33 PM Ignore shopnshop Report Abuse good for them
regasaz Champion Author Phoenix Posts:5,775 Points:1,282,380 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:33:39 PM Ignore regasaz Report Abuse If they have oil, somebody is getting it. Just like Mexico and their drug traffic.
HEBster Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,793 Points:2,375,000 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:30:39 PM Ignore HEBster Report Abuse We'll figure it out!
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,223 Points:519,600 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:29:00 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Iran is not going to stop selling oil. Sanctions can only do so much.
Toppers Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,017 Points:2,471,670 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:28:12 PM Ignore Toppers Report Abuse Always somethin'...
GLM4205 Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,062 Points:801,270 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:27:06 PM Ignore GLM4205 Report Abuse They'll always figure a way around the sanctions.
IUVidiot Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,595 Points:710,410 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:24:27 PM Ignore IUVidiot Report Abuse shame
raj_fl Champion Author Trenton Posts:3,214 Points:728,980 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:22:21 PM Ignore raj_fl Report Abuse mmmmmm
raj_fl Champion Author Trenton Posts:3,214 Points:728,980 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:21:31 PM Ignore raj_fl Report Abuse its a shame that we can not come to terms
iamforiu Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,580 Points:712,715 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:21:21 PM Ignore iamforiu Report Abuse no surprise
TBRR Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,672 Points:599,320 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:19:31 PM Ignore TBRR Report Abuse so what else is new, should we expect anything else from iran??
PoohMcGoo Champion Author Alabama Posts:3,067 Points:801,185 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:18:34 PM Ignore PoohMcGoo Report Abuse If their transponders aren't transmitting, assume they're pirates and sink the ship.
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,673 Points:1,423,555 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:18:02 PM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse Are these tankers so small that we cannot visually see them or pick them up by satellite? DUH!!
uptherefiners Champion Author Chicago Posts:5,048 Points:1,002,000 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:13:45 PM Ignore uptherefiners Report Abuse anyone surprised?
swrestler Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,145 Points:1,573,025 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:12:52 PM Ignore swrestler Report Abuse No Suprise Here,Drop A Bomb On Iran...
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:4,004 Points:1,122,655 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:12:32 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse Who is surprised by this news?
StrangeLuv Champion Author Kansas City Posts:3,689 Points:901,900 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:10:21 PM Ignore StrangeLuv Report Abuse Meh...
sehonda Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,043 Points:916,985 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:10:03 PM Ignore sehonda Report Abuse radiate Iranian oil...
bigdipperMS Champion Author Mississippi Posts:1,522 Points:538,725 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:08:02 PM Ignore bigdipperMS Report Abuse Nothing happens that our Satellite Systems cannot detect on the high seas. The customers of Iran should be careful. The discounts that may be offered to the buyers may be worth the risk of a little wrath from the USA.
soakmonkey Champion Author Nevada Posts:1,448 Points:1,006,475 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:07:34 PM Ignore soakmonkey Report Abuse hmmm
babugp Veteran Author Philadelphia Posts:339 Points:76,685 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:06:59 PM Ignore babugp Report Abuse its I RAN
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,358 Points:1,541,705 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:06:39 PM Ignore danreino Report Abuse Our 1st stop is in Shanghai...to dump our load of oil....the Chinese smile, and pass around, some fortune cookies wrapped in foil...
EMoe57 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:4,622 Points:1,017,015 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:03:52 PM Ignore EMoe57 Report Abuse No shock
megadiesellv Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,474 Points:503,585 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 8:02:28 PM Ignore megadiesellv Report Abuse Of course they need the money.
Mowerman08 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,763 Points:1,218,180 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:59:52 PM Ignore Mowerman08 Report Abuse "An unidentified senior executive at a national oil company" as reliable as anyone else.
JimL1 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:8,222 Points:1,242,795 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:58:45 PM Ignore JimL1 Report Abuse What fool is surprised by this news? Also, what fool thinks that those transponders are our only way of tracking these vessels?
darkknight1 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:4,345 Points:897,035 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:57:29 PM Ignore darkknight1 Report Abuse Not surprised at anything Iran does.
BBHybrid Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:6,474 Points:1,296,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:55:56 PM Ignore BBHybrid Report Abuse and prices still up
feistyfella All-Star Author Georgia Posts:881 Points:194,745 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:54:35 PM Ignore feistyfella Report Abuse Interesting.
orcar Champion Author Boise Posts:2,063 Points:778,740 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:54:20 PM Ignore orcar Report Abuse Is anyone surprised?
Travel1st Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,930 Points:472,610 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:54:09 PM Ignore Travel1st Report Abuse Not surprising.
geoutpb Champion Author Midland Odessa Posts:4,633 Points:1,068,260 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:52:44 PM Ignore geoutpb Report Abuse Some one will always buy the oil.
TDIdave Champion Author California Posts:5,068 Points:1,226,690 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:50:01 PM Ignore TDIdave Report Abuse Still the sanctions are working.
skyking19 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,006 Points:1,700,665 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:48:54 PM Ignore skyking19 Report Abuse Hope we get this settled soon.
CC55 Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,310 Points:1,399,085 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:47:47 PM Ignore CC55 Report Abuse They are on the way to China and India!!!!
Pete12 Champion Author Albany Posts:4,878 Points:1,645,955 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:42:34 PM Ignore Pete12 Report Abuse We need to physically follow them in another boat.
animal63 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:950 Points:1,032,050 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:42:20 PM Ignore animal63 Report Abuse they'll always figure a way around the sanctions.
kosciak Champion Author Hartford Posts:1,106 Points:535,025 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:39:13 PM Ignore kosciak Report Abuse ok
ghmortensen Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,997 Points:1,670,590 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:36:18 PM Ignore ghmortensen Report Abuse Sanctions don't work President Obama. You need to come up with a better policy toward Iran or we will all be sorry.
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mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:8,176 Points:1,931,455 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 7:26:02 PM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse Most of what happens in government, ours included, is off the radar. It's very hard not to get jaded.