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Iran halts oil sales to Britain and France
- hollyg 15y agoAs the EU states had already agreed to stop importing Iranian crude, this seems like aimless sabre-rattling. It does cut off the window that some countries had to find alternative oil sources, though. Forgive my armchair analysis, but might this help Britain's economy, as the Mediterranean countries which relied on Iranian oil might now be interested in North Sea oil?
- mooism2 15y agoThe UK is a net oil importer now, so I don't think so.
- hollyg 15y agoOh, thanks. Are there any net oil exporters left among the Western European countries? I was under the impression that the most productive oil fields in Western Europe were in UK waters.
- mooism2 15y agoI'm not an expert in North Sea Oil, but I expect Norway is still an net oil exporter. (I don't know whether they count as West European according to your definition.)