News
04 January 2017

Vitol seals $1bn pre-finance oil deal with Iran

Region:
Middle East & Africa, Europe

Swiss-headquartered oil trader Vitol has sealed a deal with the National Iranian Oil Company to loan it an equivalent of $1 billion in euros guaranteed by future exports of refined products. It is the first such major contract between Iran and a trading house since sanctions were lifted last year.

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