Vaziri-Hamaneh talking to the Farsi-language daily Kayhan dismissed some reports on
“We hope the ongoing talks will be the final round of discussions on the development of the Yadavaran oilfield.”
A memorandum of understanding was signed here with a second Chinese company for the development and production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in North Pars gas field and talks were on the go to sign the final contract, said the top official.
“Based on a signed memo,
Yadavaran, southwestern
Referring to a price dispute with Crescent Petroleum over the export of natural gas to the United Arab Emirates, Vaziri-Hamaneh said that Iran would consider other options for its LNG market if the Emirati side did not bring up a revised version of the contract in the near future.
“A clause in the Crescent contract envisions if the energy price in the region remarkably changes, the contract must be revised,” recalled the minister, adding, “So, we have explicitly reminded the UAE’s officials in a written letter of the issue and told them that Iran will not export gas to that country if they fail to amend the contract.”
The deal became controversial in
“We hope all outstanding commercial matters on this contract will be resolved in the very near future to the mutual benefit of both sides," National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Managing Director Gholamhossein Nozari said.
Construction of
Crescent Petroleum holds the gas supply contract with
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