VOL. XLIII

No. 50

11-December-2000

IRAN

US Firms On The Defensive Over South Pars Involvement

There is growing controversy over the inclusion of US companies among buyers of data as part of the tendering process for projects to develop South Pars gasfield Phases 9 and 10 and Phases 11 and 12 which, respectively, are earmarked to supply gas to Irans domestic grid and a proposed LNG export scheme at Assaluyeh. MEES understands that of 23 bidding groups which have bought data under the tender, seven...