Iran has signed multiple contracts with European countries, Russia, Spain, and Italy, for exploration of Iranian oilfields and development of oil and gas projects.
Iran has held negotiations with Georgia about the export of 300-500mcf/d of Iranian natural gas through established channels in Armenia, boosting its profile in the regional market.
Iran has resumed petrochemical exports to Europe for the first time in five years and received payments through an international bank in Spain, previously blocked under the 2011 sanction regime.
Swiss ABB has won a contract worth $11b for the 1,850km Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) to deliver Azerbaijan's natural gas from the Shah Deniz 2 field in the Caspian Sea to Europe.
Iranian companies and a French firm have reached an agreement to build the first floating LNG production unit at the offshore Forouzan oilfield, first in the region, with a capacity of 1mt/year.
Iran is finalizing negotiations with Europe to construct refinery units in several European countries that will process Iranian crude oil, and subsequently sell the refined products on local markets.
Iran’s Oil Ministry has said that the construction of three petrochemical projects is nearing completion, with the projects to come on stream in the coming months.
Ali Hasanov, a top official in the Government of Azerbaijan, discussed the country’s relationship with the European Union. Azerbaijan acts as an important supplier of Caspian Sea energy, having received major oil and ...