Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 19

10-May-2010

IRAN

NIGC Estimates Gas Exports At Up To 7.5BCM This Year

National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Managing Director Javad Oji told the Ministry of Petroleums PIN news service on 5 May that during the current Iranian year (21 March 2010 20 March 2011), Iran would import around 10bn cu ms of gas from Turkmenistan and export up to 7.5 bcm to immediate neighbours including Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. This would represent a significant increase...