The statement made by Tüpraş is as follows:
“St. Petersburg, which carries approximately 1 million barrels of crude oil that we purchased from SOMO, the Iraqi state oil company. It was previously shared with the public that the Nikolas ship was detained by Iranian authorities off the coast of Oman on January 11, 2024.
“With the ship-to-ship transfer operation carried out between 23-25 July 2024, all of the crude oil in question was taken back by our company and is expected to reach our Refinery in September.”