Oil Tanker

Fuel tanker explosion kills 90 in NW Nigeria: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – At least 90 people were killed and 50 others injured when a truck carrying fuel exploded in northwestern Nigeria, police said Wednesday.

Fire breaks out on a tanker off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – An oil tanker caught fire off the Baltic Sea coast of northern Germany early on Friday, and all seven crew members on board at the time were taken ashore, maritime rescue services said in a statement.

Deadly tanker explosion in Haiti leaves two dozen killed

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The death toll from an explosion of a tanker truck in southwestern Haiti has risen to 24, authorities said.

Saudi Arabia denies its ship has been hit in Red Sea

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – A Saudi maritime shipping company denied on Tuesday US reports that one of its ships was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi group in the Red Sea.

Ukraine's drones set oil depot in Russia's Rostov ablaze

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Ukraine's drones set several oil tanks on fire at the Glubokinskaya oil depot in Russia's Rostov region, several Russian sources reported on Wednesday.

13 Iraqis killed, injured in incident at Iran-Iraq border

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – 12 Iraqi nationals were killed and injured in an incident at the Arab country's border with Iran on Monday.

IRGC reportedly seizes a Togo-flagged oil tanker in Bushehr

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The British Maritime Security Firm announced that Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker under the management of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 61 miles off Bushehr.

US weighing sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow tanker fleet’

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The US is weighing sanctions on what it calls a “shadow fleet” of Russian oil tankers that would help Moscow bypass Washington’s economic bans, but it could spike gasoline prices at the cost of Biden's election chances.

Turkish oil refiner claims;

Tanker seized by Iran carrying Turkish oil bought from Iraq

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Turkey’s main oil refiner Tupras claims that a ship seized by Iran off the coast of Oman was laden with Turkish crude imported from Iraq. 

Envoy:

Seizure of US oil tanker showed Iran’s strategic patience

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Venezuela Hojjat Soltani has hailed the Iranian Navy’s seizure of an American oil tanker that had stolen Iran’s crude oil eight months ago as proof of the country’s “strategic patience”.

Iran Navy seizes US oil tanker in Sea of Oman

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – An American oil tanker was seized by the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning.

2 Israeli-linked tankers hit in Indian Ocean in early Jan.

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Two Zionist tankers carrying a large amount of oil to the Israeli-occupied territories were targeted in the Indian Ocean on January 4, the Lebanon-based TV news channel Al Mayadeen has quoted an informed source as saying.

Defense minister:

Iran can retaliate against theft of its oil on ‘larger scale’

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s defense minister has rebuked the US government’s seizure of one million barrels of Iranian crude, warning that the Islamic Republic is fully capable of retaliating “on a larger scale” in due time.

IRGC seizes foreign tankers smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized two foreign oil tankers smuggling more than 1.5 million liters of fuel in the Persian Gulf.

Court papers confirm US theft of 1 mn barrels of Iran's crude

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Newly unsealed court papers have publicly confirmed that the US government seized almost one million barrels of Iranian crude oil from the Greek-managed tanker M/T Suez Rajan.

US steals hundreds of tons of oil from Syria's al-Jazeera

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) –  The US occupation forces stole a new amount of Syrian oil from al-Jazeera fields, and over the past hours, they transferred hundreds of tons of oil toward Iraqi territory.

Syrian army counter ISIL terrorist attack on oil tankers

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Syrian Army thwarted the ISIL terrorist group's attack on a convoy of Syrian oil tankers, media sources reported on Tuesday.

20 killed in Nigeria oil tanker explosion

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – As many as 20 people, including three children and a pregnant woman, have been reported dead after an oil tanker exploded in Ore, Odigbo local government area of Ondo State of Nigeria.

Iran min. denies ownership of oil cargo seized in Indonesia

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Iranian oil ministry announced that the cargo of the oil tanker that was seized by the Indonesian coast guard recently does not belong to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

IRGC seizes foreign oil tanker smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized a foreign oil tanker smuggling approximately one million liters of Iranian fuel in the Persian Gulf.

Informed source says;

Iran made no attempt to seize oil tankers in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Iran made no attempt to seize oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, an informed Iranian defense source said, denying an earlier US claim accusing Tehran of trying to take control of two ships.

IRGC seizes foreign oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has seized an offending foreign oil tanker in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil tanker catches fire off Malaysian coast, 3 crew missing

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Search efforts are underway for three missing crew members after a Gabon-registered oil tanker caught fire off the coast of southern Malaysia, Malaysian maritime authorities said in a statement.

In US state of Maryland;

One dead after tanker truck explodes in Frederick

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – A tanker containing an unidentified flammable liquid overturned and caught fire on a highway in Frederick, Md., on Saturday, killing the driver and damaging multiple vehicles and homes, the authorities said.

Iran to build two oil tankers for Venezuela: source

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Venezuela will contract with an Iranian shipyard to build two oil tankers under an existing construction agreement according to people familiar with the matter and documents.

Zionists seeking to attribute attack on oil tanker to Tehran

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Zionist military officials claimed that Iran was behind the attack on the oil tanker belonging to the Zionist billionaire off the coast of Oman.

Israeli oil tanker targeted by drone in Sea of Oman

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – An oil tanker, belonging to an Israeli billionaire, was struck in an exploding drone attack off Oman.

Bus-oil tanker crash leaves 20 dead in Pakistan's Punjab

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – At least 20 people were burnt alive in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday, rescue officials said.