Petrovietnam says supertanker with Iraqi oil arrives at refinery port

Published June 1, 2026 Updated June 1, 2026 02:35pm

Supertanker Agios Fanourios I, carrying nearly two million barrels of Iraqi crude oil, has arrived at the port of Vietnam’s largest refinery, Vietnam’s state energy firm said, according to Reuters.

The cargo of Basrah Medium, which earlier passed the Strait of Hormuz, is for the operations of Nghi Son Refinery, Petrovietnam said in a statement

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