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For Oil Prices Due to Iran Sanctions NIOC to Offer Oil on Domestic Stock SMSNEWS Iran Business and Economic News in Third Week of the October Comp. Star Marine Services Original Source: www.NewsNow.co.uk Expect 'extreme volatility' NIOC to offer oil on Iran eyeing to boost health, medical exports for oil prices due to Iran domestic stock market by sanctions October TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Health and Director General of Medical Equipment Office the Ministry TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – US possible TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The National of Health and Medical Education Reza Masa’eli said special plans have been sanctions against Iran's oil industry could Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has planned devised to hike the exports of medical prompt "extreme volatility" for oil prices, to supply a million barrels of crude oil on equipment. Please visit the following link BP's Chief Executive Bob Dudley told the domestic stock market by the end of for more information: CNBC. Please visit the following link for the current Iranian month (October 22), more information: Oil Ministry’s news portal, Shana. Please https://en.mehrnews.com/news/138603/I ran-eyeing-to-boost-health-medical- visit the following link for more exports information: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/138595/E xpect-extreme-volatility-for-oil-prices-due- to-Iran-sanctions https://en.mehrnews.com/news/138600/N IOC-to-offer-oil-on-domestic-stock- market-by-October Report: Japan Urges US to Make Sure Sanctions Not Iran, Tajikistan stress Hurting Trade with Iran enhancing ties in different sectors TEHRAN (FNA)- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso called on his US counterpart Steven Mnuchin to ensure that Japanese firms would not suffer from Washington's sanctions on TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Iran. Please visit the following link for more information: Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi met with Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirodjidin http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13970720000164 Mukhridinovich Aslov late on Thursday, conferring on bilateral ties and boosting cooperation. Please visit the following link for more information: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/138594/Ir an-Tajikistan-stress-enhancing-ties-in- different-sectors OPEC puts Iran’s Sept. oil output at 3.447m bpd TEHRAN- Iran produced 3.447 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in September, a 150,000 bpd decrease from 3.597 million bpd in August, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report published on Thursday citing secondary sources.Please visit the following link for more information: https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/4284 63/OPEC-puts-Iran-s-Sept-oil-output-at- 3-447m-bpd IMF and World Bank Asian companies ready to Predict Economic enter Iran's renewable energy sector Slowdown in Iran After the withdrawal of large European companies involved in alternative The IMF and World Bank this month renewable energy sector from Iran, the released data predicting Iran’s economy Asian companies entered this sector, said will shrink over the next two years. This the head of Iran Renewable Energy Association. 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