As blockade begins, 2 tankers arrive to pump in Iran crude

A day before the U.S. blockade of Iranian oil went into effect, two supertankers carrying crude oil from Iran arrived at Indian ports. These would be the first such Iranian crude cargo to reach the country in around seven years.

Felicity, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company, reached Sikka on Gujarat’s coast on Sunday night. The vessel has brought about 2 million barrels of oil loaded at the Kharg Island in mid-March.