HOUSTON, April 23 (Reuters) – A foreign-flagged tanker delivered a load of crude oil from Texas to a U.S. refinery on Thursday under a temporary waiver issued by President Donald Trump to combat price increases and supply disruptions due to the Iran war.
The Malta-flagged HTM Warrior loaded light, sweet Bakken crude from refiner Phillips 66’s terminal in Beaumont, Texas, in early April and discharged the cargo at Monroe Energy’s Trainer refinery in Pennsylvania last week, Kpler and LSEG ship tracking data showed.
The Trump administration in March announced a 60-day waiver of the 1920 Jones Act shipping law, temporarily allowing foreign-flagged vessels to move fuel, fertilizer and other goods between U.S. ports. The rare waiver underscored the administration’s urgent response to a crisis that has led to a sharp rise in gasoline prices and disrupted critical fertilizer supplies for U.S. farmers.
The administration is considering extending the Jones Act waiver, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials.
(Reporting by Arathy Somasekhar in Houston; Editing by Paul Simao)
