Japanese refiner Cosmo Oil said Tuesday it does not plan to load any crude oil from Iran in October, while it is still monitoring the progress of bilateral talks between Japan and the US to make a final decision on its Iran oil import policy. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “We do not have any plans to load any of Iranian crude in October,” an official with Cosmo Energy Holdings, the parent of Cosmo Oil, told S&P Global Platts. But the Cosmo official added that the company has yet to make a final decision on its Iranian crude oil policy as the Japanese government is still in the midst of talks with the US government to secure an exemption from looming sanctions. Cosmo was responding to remarks made by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko earlier Tuesday about […]