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Iranian oil returns to India after 7 years as supertankers dock at key ports
Updated On: 13 April, 2026 04:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
With the global oil crisis escalating amid the West Asia war, two supertankers carrying Iranian crude have reached Indian ports after nearly seven years, marking a significant shift amid global oil supply concerns

The buyers of the cargoes reaching Indian coasts have not been formally disclosed. Representational pic
Amid the concerns around the global oil and LPG crisis, two supertankers carrying Iranian crude have arrived at Indian ports on both the east and west coasts, news agency PTI reported. This marked the first such deliveries in nearly seven years, according to ship-tracking data.
Felicity, a large crude carrier operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company, anchored off Sikka on Gujarat’s coast late on Sunday, carrying about 2 million barrels loaded at Kharg Island in mid-March.
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