VOL. XLV

No 51/52

23/30-December-2002

IRAN

NIOC And Statoil Sign GTL MOU

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Norways Statoil on 9 December in Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for further cooperation in the development of gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology. The official news agency IRNA reported that the MOU was signed by Kambiz Sadaqiani, Deputy Head of NIOCs Oil Industry Research Organization, and Statoil President Olav Fjell. The officials hoped the agreement would lead to...