Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 49

5-Dec-2011

IRAN

Iran To Sell Long Term Gas Contract As Bonds

Ahmad Qalebani, Managing Director of the National Iranian, Oil Company (NIOC), told Mehr News Agency on 29 November that the country will issue rial and foreign currency denominated bonds in the form of over the counter gas futures contracts within the current five-year development plan (2011-15). Mr Qalebani said: Based on this plan, gas to be produced from gas fields will be sold to...