Iran
Economy
Turkey has opted against signing a new pipeline deal with Iran. US pressure appears to have forced Ankara to back-down from plans to invest an estimated US$3.5bn in a new gas pipeline...
2008-08-15Political Risk
Senior Turkish and Iranian officials have told Reuters that Ankara and Tehran have agreed a deal to produce natural gas in Iran for export to Turkey and thence to Europe.
2008-08-06Economy
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRG) have said that they now possess a naval weapon with a range of 300km capable of sinking enemy vessels.
2008-08-05Political Risk
Norwegian national oil company (NOC) StatoilHydro has confirmed that it will not be making any new investments in Iran. StatoilHydro's decision to freeze investment in the country...
2008-08-01Companies
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Crescent Petroleum has said that it is optimistic that it will finalise a gas import deal with Iran, despite opposition from Mohammad-Reza Rahimi,...
2008-07-28Economy
Iran has announced the discovery of a new oil field with 525mn barrels (bbl) of in-place reserves. The news follows the July 14 announcement of the discovery of a significant oil...
2008-07-21Economy
Iran and Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom have signed an energy co-operation agreement. The deal commits the Russian energy giant to assist Tehran in the development of its...
2008-07-14Economy
Paris-based major Total has announced that it will not invest in Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field development
2008-07-10
