Crew Reviews, Ratings & Info for Kostanay

On August 3, 2017, the tanker 'VF Tanker-20' made a significant entry into the Iranian Caspian port of Neka, successfully unloading approximately 6,000 tons of crude oil originating from Turkmenistan, produced by the renowned company Dragon Oil. This notable delivery occurred over the span of August 3-4 at a terminal managed by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). It was a historic moment as Dragon Oil, which is fully owned by the Emirate National Oil Company (ENOC), undertook this shipment independently for the first time through its trading subsidiary, ENOC Singapore. Previously, all of Dragon Oil's crude oil export transactions were conducted via tenders on a Free On Board (FOB) basis from Aladja, Turkmenistan. Since the imposition of sanctions on Iran in 2011, exports had been diverted to European markets using routes through Azerbaijan—either the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline or railways from Baku to Batumi—and through Russia via the Makhachkala-Novorossiysk pipeline. This delivery not only illustrates the evolving landscape of oil trade in the region but also marks a new chapter for Dragon Oil's export strategies.