Iranian officials, concerned about selling a flood of new oil exports on the cheap, said they are studying options such as bartering the country’s crude for European goods, investing in foreign refineries and changing the benchmark used to price its petroleum. Western sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program are expected to be lifted within days, allowing the Islamic Republic to export its oil freely and do business with the U.S. and Europe for the first time since 2012. The end of sanctions comes at an inauspicious time for oil exports though. Prices for Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell to less than $30 a barrel on Friday, down more than 70% since July 2014. Some analysts have said prices could fall further when Iran ramps up exports and adds to the global supply glut that has sent the market into a tailspin. Iranian oil officials said they want […]