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this a big deal as petrodollar dies a little more, gold will rally

posted on Feb 06, 2016 03:17PM

Iran wants euro payment for new and outstanding oil sales, source tells Reuters

Submitted by cpowell on 08:06AM ET Saturday, February 6, 2016. Section: Daily Dispatches

By Nidhi Verman
Reuters
Friday, February 5, 2016

NEW DELHI, India -- Iran wants to recover tens of billions of dollars it is owed by India and other buyers of its oil in euros and is billing new crude sales in euros too, looking to reduce its dependence on the U.S. dollar following last month's sanctions relief.

A source at state-owned National Iranian Oil Co told Reuters that Iran will charge in euros for its recently signed oil contracts with firms including French oil and gas major Total, Spanish refiner Cepsa, and Litasco, the trading arm of Russia's Lukoil.

"In our invoices we mention a clause that buyers of our oil will have to pay in euros, considering the exchange rate versus the dollar around the time of delivery," the NIOC source said. ...

Iran has also told its trading partners who owe it billions of dollars that it wants to be paid in euros rather than U.S. dollars, said the person, who has direct knowledge of the matter. ...