VOL. XLIII

No. 51

18-December-2000

IRAN

TotalFinaElf In Talks Over Feasibility Study On Pipeline To Export Kazakh Crude Via Iran

French petroleum major TotalFinaElf is in talks with regional governments over plans for a feasibility study on a proposed pipeline to export crude oil from Kazakhstan via Turkmenistan and across Iran to the Gulf. A Kazakh foreign ministry statement issued on 6 December said that Kazakhstan was holding discussions with TotalFinaElf, Britains BG and Italys Agip a...