Iran Oil Exports Continue as Heavy Winds Cause Port Closures

(Bloomberg) — Iran’s oil exports continued as heavy winds forced the intermittent closure of Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export terminal, a shipping agent said.

“The two oil platforms have been closed, but exports are not seriously affected,” Farhang Mir, operations manager for Kanoo Shipping Agencies, said today by telephone from Tehran. “The platforms have been closing and re-opening for the past two weeks, so tankers have been able to get in and out because the berths are not continuously closed.”


Iran ordered government offices, universities and schools in Tehran to close today and tomorrow as heavy snow covered the city, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said today. Kharg Island typically experiences extreme winds in January although snow never reaches the island, Mir said.

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