EghtesadOnline: South Korea's crude oil imports from Iran dropped 41% year-on-year in June ahead of the reimposition of US sanctions on the Middle Eastern country, while intakes from Kazakhstan and Mexico jumped.

EghtesadOnline: China's crude oil imports from Iran rose 4.7% month on month to 926,119 bpd in July, while the US ranked as the eighth largest crude supplier as shipments surged to a 13-month high of 362,364 bpd, data made available Tuesday by China's General Administration of Customs showed.

EghtesadOnline: A top US official discussed this week South Korea’s crude oil imports from Iran and urged Seoul to accelerate its oil supply diversification, S&P Global Platts reported on Thursday, quoting a diplomatic source.