Italy Refiner Clears $428m Oil Debt

EghtesadOnline: Italian oil refiner Saras cleared in the first quarter of this year the debt it owed Iran for oil bought before sanctions were imposed, general manager Dario Scaffardi said.

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22 April 2017

The total amount of debt the refiner owed Iran was €400 million ($428 million), the company said. It paid off last year a large part of the money owed, Reuters reported.

International financial sanctions on Iran were lifted last year, though banking ties remain restricted. Saras used to take a significant part of its feedstock from Iran before the embargo. It has resumed shipments since, according to Financial Tribune.