UPDATE 1: Singapore leans on oil firms to stop Iran trade - JMD quoted on Reuters

12-Jun-2012 16:16

• Govt agency urges oil traders to reduce Iran imports

• Singapore talking to U.S. about sanctions waiver

• Unusual intervention in oil trade

(Recasts with government pressure on firms to curb imports)

By Kevin Lim and Luke Pachymuthu


SINGAPORE, June 12 (Reuters) - Singapore is putting pressure on oil companies operating in the city-state to cut …