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Trump Claims Iran’s Oil Infrastructure May Explode in Three Days Due to US Blockade
Experts said Iran’s 122 million-barrel storage capacity could run out without exports, forcing production cuts and risking permanent damage to oil fields.
- President Trump claimed that Iran's oil infrastructure could explode within about three days due to mechanical issues worsened by the US blockade on its vessels.
- Experts warn that Iran may have to shut down its oil fields as early as April 29 because the US naval blockade risks long-term damage to crude production.
- Iran is using oil tankers as temporary storage to delay production cuts, but its estimated 122 million barrels of storage capacity will last less than seven weeks.
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There's No Oil Storage Left, Will the Wells Have to Be Shut Down? Iran Is Embroiled in Trump's Ploy.
Iran's oil market is facing severe crisis due to US sanctions and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil storage capacity on Kharg Island is nearly full, threatening to force Iran to halt production. Meanwhile, Iran is reactivating a 30-year-old tanker as floating storage.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News on the 26th (local time), “When there is a pipeline carrying a massive amount of oil, if the line gets blocked for any reason because you cannot load it onto ships or containers, that pipeline will explode from the inside due to mechanical causes,” adding, “There are only about three days left until that happens (in Iran).” He continued, “If it (the line) explodes, under no circumsta…
Trump warns Iran's oil infrastructure may 'explode' in three days
President Trump suggests US blockade on Iran could cause the Islamic Republic’s oil infrastructure to explode in the next few days. By David Rosenberg, World Israel News Iran’s oil infrastructure could “explode” sometime in the next three days as a result of the American blockade on the Islamic Republic, President Donald Trump warned over the weekend. Speaking with Fox News on Sunday, the president said that without the ability to export oil, Ir…
Washington: If they want they can come or call it. And it leverages on the stationary crude oil in Tehran plants. Araghchi today in Moscow
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