Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 48

29-Nov-2010

IRAN

Iran Wants To Renegotiate Offshore Gas Treaty With Qatar

Lack of reliable information from Iran makes it difficult for Qatar to accurately study North Field depletion.

Iran is concerned about gas migration across its maritime boundary with Qatar, and wants to renegotiate its agreements over the giant offshore natural gas field that straddles the border, an Iranian gas official said on 23 November. In Qatar the 900 trillion cu ft...