-- ロイター通信は金曜日、関係筋4人の話として、インドの製油会社が米国の制裁免除措置に基づき、ICICI銀行を通じて中国人民元で約2億ドル相当のイラン産原油取引を決済したと報じた。 関係筋によると、イラン産原油の代金はICICI銀行上海支店を経由して中国人民元で支払われているという。 この措置は、中東紛争中のエネルギー価格高騰緩和を目的として、先月導入されたロシア産およびイラン産原油の購入を認める30日間の米国の制裁免除措置を受けたものだとロイターは伝えている。 スコット・ベッセント米財務長官は水曜日、この制裁免除措置は延長されないと述べたとロイターは報じている。 また、インド石油公社(Indian Oil)は今月初め、7年ぶりにイラン産原油200万バレルを購入した。この原油の総額は約2億ドルに上るとロイターは付け加えた。 リライアンス・インダストリーズもイラン産原油の引き渡しを受けており、4隻の船舶が入港許可を得て、少なくとも1隻分の荷揚げが既に完了したと、LSEGのデータと海運関係者の情報筋を引用した報道は伝えている。 関係者によると、両精製会社はICICI銀行を通じて人民元で決済を行っているが、資金を受け取る相手方の身元は不明である。 ロイター通信の情報筋によると、インド石油公社(IOC)は供給業者からの準備完了通知を受け次第、貨物代金の約95%を支払った。これは、通常引き渡し後に支払われる方式とは異なり、異例の取引形態だという。 インド石油公社はイラン産原油の追加購入を予定していないと、情報筋の一人は述べている。 報道によると、インドの精製会社はこれまでロシア産原油の購入に人民元を使用していた。 インドは2019年以降、米国の制裁措置のためイラン産原油をほぼ避けてきた一方、中国の独立系精製会社はイラン産原油の主要な買い手であり続けていると、報道は付け加えている。 ICICI銀行、インド石油公社、インド外務省は、からのコメント要請にすぐには応じなかった。 (マーケットチャッターのニュースは、世界中の市場専門家との会話から得られた情報に基づいています。この情報は信頼できる情報源に基づいていると考えられますが、噂や憶測が含まれる場合もあります。正確性は保証されません。)
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