17 September 2014
Informed sources told Fars News Agency that Switzerland had recently approached the Iranian Oil Ministry officials for starting negotiations about importing gas.
Also, Greece had indirectly called for Iran's gas exports since the European country's officials believed that Iran could transfer its gas to Greece through Turkey and then to other countries across the Europe.
Other countries which have entered direct gas talks with Iran include Germany (a member of the world powers negotiating with Tehran over its nuclear program), Poland, Japan, Austria, Oman, Turkey and Iraq.
According to the sources, the European and other countries' officials and analysts believe that Iran is the safest supplier of energy in the world.
Earlier this month, Managin Director of the National Iranian Gas Company Hamid Reza Araqi said that several European states had negotiated with Iran to assess the conditions for importing gas from the country as an alternative for their Russian supplies. "The European countries are negotiating with us and tasting the conditions in a bid to have an alternative for supplying gas," Araqi said.
He noted that European countries are willing to import gas from Iran in order to get rid of their strong dependence on Russia's gas.
Araqi noted that all gas consumers are looking for alternate gas suppliers and all exporters are also considering ways for exporting their gas, including pipeline and LNG, implying that the same supply-and-demand strategy increases the chance for the start of Iran's gas supply to Europe in the near future.
In July, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Ali Majedi announced that the Iranian oil ministry has large-scale programs underway to export natural Gas to European nations.
"We have macro-scale plans to supply gas to Europe," Majedi said.
He noted that Europeans have shown deep interest in importing Iran's gas in a bid to relieve themselves from Russia's monopoly over supplies to Europe.
Iran sits atop the world's largest gas reserves. Iran is currently producing more than 700 mcm/d of sour gas which is fed into petrochemical plants, power plants, domestic industries, oil wells and households. A portion of this production is exported.
Informed sources told Fars News Agency that Switzerland had recently approached the Iranian Oil Ministry officials for starting negotiations about importing gas.
Also, Greece had indirectly called for Iran's gas exports since the European country's officials believed that Iran could transfer its gas to Greece through Turkey and then to other countries across the Europe.
Other countries which have entered direct gas talks with Iran include Germany (a member of the world powers negotiating with Tehran over its nuclear program), Poland, Japan, Austria, Oman, Turkey and Iraq.
According to the sources, the European and other countries' officials and analysts believe that Iran is the safest supplier of energy in the world.
Earlier this month, Managin Director of the National Iranian Gas Company Hamid Reza Araqi said that several European states had negotiated with Iran to assess the conditions for importing gas from the country as an alternative for their Russian supplies. "The European countries are negotiating with us and tasting the conditions in a bid to have an alternative for supplying gas," Araqi said.
He noted that European countries are willing to import gas from Iran in order to get rid of their strong dependence on Russia's gas.
Araqi noted that all gas consumers are looking for alternate gas suppliers and all exporters are also considering ways for exporting their gas, including pipeline and LNG, implying that the same supply-and-demand strategy increases the chance for the start of Iran's gas supply to Europe in the near future.
In July, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Ali Majedi announced that the Iranian oil ministry has large-scale programs underway to export natural Gas to European nations.
"We have macro-scale plans to supply gas to Europe," Majedi said.
He noted that Europeans have shown deep interest in importing Iran's gas in a bid to relieve themselves from Russia's monopoly over supplies to Europe.
Iran sits atop the world's largest gas reserves. Iran is currently producing more than 700 mcm/d of sour gas which is fed into petrochemical plants, power plants, domestic industries, oil wells and households. A portion of this production is exported.
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