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    BP has no plans to take its tankers through Hormuz

    July 31, 2019
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    One of oil tankers attacked near the Strait of Hormuz (AP photo)

    London — BP has not taken any of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz since a July 10 attempt by Iran to seize one of its vessels, the British company’s Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary said on Tuesday.

    The oil and gas company has no current plans to take any of its own vessels through the strait, Gilvary said, adding that BP is shipping oil out of the region using chartered tankers.

    “We will continue to make shipments through there but you won’t see any BP-flagged tankers going through in the short term,” he said.

    Gilvary was speaking as the company reported better than expected second-quarter earnings due to a strong increase in oil and gas production.

    Tensions spiked between Iran and Britain this month when Iranian commandos seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important waterway for oil shipments.

    That came two weeks after British forces captured an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar suspected of violating European Union sanctions on Syria.

    Also Read: Oil rises as U.S. crude stocks fall, market awaits U.S. Fed rate cut

    Earlier this month, three Iranian vessels tried to block the passage of a BP-operated tanker through the Strait of Hormuz but withdrew after warnings from a British warship.

    Washington, which has by far the strongest Western naval contingent in the Gulf, on July 9 proposed stepping up efforts to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz.

    • Reuters

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