Iran

Iran has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkey covering the joint development of Phases 22-24 of the South Pars gas field and setting out plans to transport gas from... 2008-11-18

State-run National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has signed a development plan for Iran's North Pars gas field with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNC), according to an NIOC... 2008-11-14

Russia, Iran and Qatar plan to set up a joint venture (JV) to produce and sell Iranian natural gas, according to a unnamed government source quoted by Russian business daily

Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC), a unit of state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), has announced that it will launch a tender for seven onshore oil fields... 2008-10-29

Iran and Bahrain have agreed on a framework deal that will see Iran export 10.3bn cubic metres (bcm) of gas to Bahrain, according to Iran's oil minister Gholamhossein Nozari, quoted... 2008-10-20

Iran is looking to secure investment for a major expansion of its refining capacity as the country proceeds with the gradual elimination of gasoline and gasoil subsidies. The Iranian... 2008-10-15

State-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is negotiating the acquisition of a 25% stake in the Pars LNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project with the Iranian... 2008-10-10

The Iranian government has plans to construct a new pipeline to transport gas from the giant South Pars field to the European Union (EU), according to a statement by the country's... 2008-09-26

The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard - IRG) has been put in charge of defending Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf,... 2008-09-17

Iran has announced that it will start purchasing gas at a floating price from Turkmenistan as of January 2009, according to state-funded PressTV.