China’s crude oil imports from Iran rose in June to a two-month high, customs data showed on Tuesday, just as the Islamic nation begins to look ahead to ramping up its exports in the wake of last week’s nuclear deal. Iran’s largest oil client imported 2.76 million tonnes last month, or 671,800 barrels per day (bpd), up 29.6 percent from May and 26.5 percent from a year ago. [O/CHINA1] Thomson Reuters Oil Research & Forecasts had estimated China’s June imports from Iran at 507,300 bpd, and has said it expects the volumes to hit 562,800 bpd in July. The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed the deal Iran reached the previous week with six world powers to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions. And […]