VOL. XLIII

No. 42

16-OCTOBER-2000

IRAN

Iran Discussing Second LNG Project With International Companies

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is discussing with international petroleum companies the potential for building a second LNG export project in Assaluyeh, having only recently disclosed plans for a first LNG plant when it issued a tender for the development of South Pars gasfield Phases 9-12 (MEES, 4 September).

Ahmad Rahgozar, Vice-President of NIOC and CEO of NIOC International, told...