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Offering a Public/Private Sector Dialogue Gulf Policy Iranian Newsletter Monitoring the latest news
25th April, 2008
Dear Reader,
This is MEC’s latest Iran Scenarios Newsletter on the major developments concerning news in Iran. This month Iran and Gazprom have received an agreement to cooperate in the development of gas and oil fields as well as in investment and exploratory studies. In The last Iranian year foreign firms started investing in Iranian water. Iran is open for talks on nuclear and other issues if they don’t violate the countries rights. Please share with us your thoughts and any other commentary. If you would like to learn more about this newsletter or forthcoming events, or perhaps would like to suggest an event or article for inclusion in the next edition, please do not hesitate to contact me at admin@meconsult.co.uk
Kind regards,
Anke Seger, Editor MEC International Ltd. Fax: 020 7591 4801 Email:admin@meconsult.co.uk
Pakistani, Indian ministers begin talks on Iran gas pipeline(April 25, 2008)
Pakistan Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources and the Indian Oil Minister Morli Deora Pakistani minister Khwaja Asif will try to resolve the issue of transit fee, the officials told IRNA.
U.N. official to visit Iran again for nuclear talks(April 25, 2008)
The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s top investigator will arrive in Tehran next week to hold more talks over Western allegations the country had studied nuclear bomb designing, a news agency reported on Friday.
MTN Subscribers Climb 11% on Growth in Iran Unit (April 23, 2008)
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest mobile-phone company, reported an 11 percent increase in subscribers in the first quarter, helped by gains in Iran.
Iran’s leader to visit India to deepen energy ties(April 23, 2008)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make his first official visit to India next week in a sign of the two countries’ ambitions to deepen energy ties despite opposition from the United States.
Iran, Gazprom sign oil and gas memorandum(April 23, 2008)
The Iranian government and Russian energy giant Gazprom have reached an agreement on oil and gas cooperation, the national Iranian oil company (NIOC) said on Wednesday.
"Iran and Gazprom have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the development of oil and gas fields, as well as investment and exploratory studies" NIOC Managing Director Seifollah Jashnsaz said in an Iranian TV broadcast.
Total to enter deal with NIOC in defiance of politics(April 22, 2008) French Total company will go along with Iran in its LNG project in defiance of sanctions or tough actions. "Total is a private company and we respect regulations of the countries with which we work... Our prime duty is providing energy to the country (Iran). What politicians decide is not our concern. We observe the rules, regulations and laws (of the host country)," Total Vice President in Middle East, Iran, for exploration and production Andre Goffart told IRNA.
Edison Planning Drilling for Iran’s Dayyer Field, Quadrino Says(April 21, 2008)
Edison SpA, Italy’s second-largest power utility, is still working on the exploration plan for Iran’s Dayyer field and hasn’t started drilling there yet, Chief Executive Officer Umberto Quadrino said today.
Iran warns companies on South Pars An Iranian oil ministry official says the deadline set for Royal Dutch Shell and Total is set in stone and will not be delayed. Hossein Noqrekar Shirazi, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international affairs, said if the partners backtrack, we will turn to other companies to develop the South Pars gas-field project, like what we did in Japan’s IPEX case.
StatoilHydro to Start Iran Gas Production This Summer(April 16, 2008)
StatoilHydro ASA, Norway’s largest oil and gas company, will start producing from the South Pars natural gas field in Iran this summer and expects peak output to be reached early next year.
Iran says open for talks on nuclear and other issues(April 16, 2008)
Iran is ready for negotiations on nuclear and other issues provided such talks do not violate the country’s rights, the president said on Wednesday.
But Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, showing uncharacteristic restraint, told a rally he would not address Iran’s nuclear row with the West in detail and would save his comments for another occasion.
Iran tells UAE firm: Agree price or lose gas
Iran is serious in its threat to use gas it planned to sell to Crescent Petroleum domestically if a long-running dispute with the UAE firm over price is not resolved, Iran’s oil minister said on Wednesday.
Iran raises nuclear stakes before big powers meet(April 15, 2008)
Iran says it plans proposals to help end a row over its nuclear ambitions but at the same time it is raising the stakes before world powers meet by expanding work the West fears could produce bombs.
Cnooc Parent’s Fu Expresses Confidence on Iranian LNG(April 13, 2008)
China National Offshore Oil Corp., the company that last week agreed to buy liquefied natural gas from Qatar, said it ``should be able to’’ secure supplies of the fuel from Iran.
First Persia Fund Opens Iranian Stock Market to Foreigners(April 13, 2008)
First Persia Equity Fund Ltd., the only fund in which foreign investors can buy Iranian stocks, has opened its second-phase of subscription as it aims to raise 250 million euros ($395 million).
China to invest in Iran gas sector(April 13, 2008)
Tehran and Beijing have begun a new round of talks on the development of Iran’s gas sector, says an Iranian deputy foreign minister. Following the two countries’ agreement on developing the Yadavaran oilfield in southern Iran, China has voiced interest in making new investments in the country’s gas sector, said Mohsen Talaei, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs.
First foreign investment in water(April 12, 2008)
Iran’s Deputy Energy Minister for Water Affairs says that last year foreign companies began investing in the country’s water resources.
Iran installs three more nuclear cascades: IRNA(April 11, 2008)
Iran said on Friday it had installed almost 500 more centrifuges at its Natanz uranium enrichment complex, the official IRNA news agency reported, defying international demands that it halt such work.
Iran, Pakistan discuss tech co-op(April 3, 2008)
Iranian and Pakistani ministers have exchanged views on boosting cooperation in various scientific and technological fields.
The Gulf Policy Forum Offering a Public/Private Sector Dialogue
Iran Newsletter
24th August, 2007
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the Iranian Possibilities Newsletter. Following the launch of the Iranian Possibilities Study in the House of Lords on July, which was co-chaired by Lord Howell and the Rt Hon Michael Ancram, I will be sending a regular newsletter with a selection of articles written by authoritative international commentators, followed by a summary of all the latest news concerning the Iranian situation. Please find the newsletter attached to this email.
Kind regards,
Adam McLoughlin
Gulf Policy Forum MEC International Granville House 132 Sloane Street London - SW1X9AX Tel: 020 75914816 Fax: 020 75914801 e-mail: admin(at)meconsult.co.uk
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