India to receive first Iranian oil cargo in seven years: report

India will this week get its first oil from Iran in seven years, following the temporary US removal of sanctions on Iranian oil and refined products, news agency Reuters reported.

A vessel carrying Iranian oil is heading to India's east coast, the report said, citing ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler.

The cargo on the Curacao-flagged crude carrier, the Jaya, was purchased by ?state-run Indian Oil, the report said. 

The vessel initially went to the waters in South East Asia for discharge in China and was then rerouted to India, Reuters said, citing LSEG ship tracking.

The monitor shows another carrier, the Jordan, indicating India as its discharge point, Reuters added.

There was no immediate comment from Indian Oil, the state-owned refiner.

India has not received oil from Iran since 2019, amid US sanctions on entities trading with Iran.

Last week, India's oil ministry announced that refiners have bought Iranian oil amid supply disruptions  from the Middle East war. 

India is the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer.