Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 40

5-Oct-2009

IRAN

Majlis Energy Commission Drafts Bill For Merger Of Petroleum And Energy Ministries

Irans Majlis Energy Commission has introduced a draft bill proposing the merger of the Ministry of Petroleum and the Ministry of Energy into a single organization, also to be named Ministry of Energy, state radio reported on 29 September. Hadi Moqaddasi, a member of the commission, said that the proposed legislation was being introduced in accordance with...