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voda 29 november 2012 17:14

Iran to surpass Qatar in South Pars gas production

A senior Iranian energy official says the country plans to surpass Qatar in gas production from the massive offshore South Pars gas field, which is shared by the two countries.

Mr Mousa Souri MD of Pars Oil and Gas Company said that Iran’s gas recovery from South Pars would equal Qatar’s after five new phases of the giant field come on stream. The development of phases 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of South Pars would add nearly 200 million cubic meters per day of sour gas to the shared field’s output on the Iranian side.

Mr Souri said that seven new offshore rigs are to start operation in South Pars before the end of the current Persian calendar year (ends March 20th 2013).

Mr Rostam Qasemi oil minister of Iran recently announced that 775 mmillion cubic per day of gas could be recovered from South Pars after underway projects come on stream.

Iran, which sits on the world's second largest natural gas reserves after Russia has been trying to enhance its gas production by increasing foreign and domestic investments, especially in its South Pars gas field.

The South Pars gas field covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which are in Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers ie the North Dome are in Qatar's territorial waters.

The Iranian gas field contains 14 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, about eight percent of the world's reserves and more than 18 billion barrels of LNG resources.

Source - Press TV

voda 30 november 2012 16:32

Iran embassy rejects alleged reports on exporting free oil to Jordan

IRNA reported that Iran's Embassy in Amman has rejected the Jordanian Josat TV report misquoting Iranian ambassador Mostafa Moslehzadeh over export of Iran's free oil to Jordan.

In a letter to the Josat TV director, the Press Section of Iran's Embassy in Jordan complained Tuesday that certain news sites had used the Josat's report misquoting the Iranian ambassador as saying that Iran was to export free of charge oil to Jordan for 30 years for what the TV channel had called religious tourism.

The letter said that "The term religious tourism was mentioned by the host of the TV channel's program while the Iranian ambassador had suggested, according to his taped statements, that Iranian and Jordanian delegations exchange views on promotion of bilateral trade, political and cultural relations including the issue of oil. It will be clear during the talks that what kind of goods could Jordan offer in return of the Iranian oil."

It added the ambassador's remarks were made completely in line with Iran's strategy of promoting unity among the Islamic World and meeting needs of Muslim nations in order to make them self sufficient.

Source - IRNA

NoRiskAtAll 2 december 2012 02:48

Luchtaanvallen gemeld in Damascus

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NoRiskAtAll 2 december 2012 07:04

'Iraanse wapens via Irak naar Syrië'

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NoRiskAtAll 3 december 2012 21:57

'Syrië verplaatst chemische wapens'

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NoRiskAtAll 4 december 2012 01:44

Obama waarschuwt Assad

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voda 5 december 2012 17:09

Iran oil output up in November - Survey

According to a Reuters survey, Iran posted increases in its oil output in November. Iranian supply has risen by 40,000 barrels per day to 2.71 million barrels per day.

Sources in the survey said that a resumption in sales to South Korea in October has helped Iranian oil exports to increase. There’s a lot of customers up for renewals of US sanctions exemptions and these will probably be granted although with lower volumes.

An industry source said that there was no sign of any substantial reduction in supply from Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf Arab allies, which have kept output high all year to keep oil prices in check during the reduction in Iranian exports. Saudi Arabia pumped 9.90 million barrels per day in November down 50,000 barrels per day from October.

Sources in the survey said that Saudi crude exports in November were higher but domestic use for power generation was lower resulting in little overall change. OPEC crude oil output has declined in November to its lowest since January because of disruptions to Nigerian output and reduced supplies from Angola and Libya.

Supply from the 12 member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has averaged 31.06 million barrels per day down from 31.15 million barrels per day in October.

OPEC meets next month to review output policy. The survey suggests the 12 member group is still producing over a million barrels per day more than its target of 30 million barrels day. But any formal cut in output is unlikely with prices well above USD 100 per barrel.

A delegate from one of OPEC’s African members said that the level of price is satisfactory for us. We are producing a little bit more than the target but the market is absorbing this excess. So I think there will not be any change in the target.

According to Reuters surveys, November’s total is the lowest since January 2012 when the group produced 30.95 million barrels per day. Output is down by about 700,000 barrels per day from its peak for the year of 31.75 million barrels per day in April. Disruptions in Nigeria have weighed on OPEC supply this month. Nigerian exports were scheduled to rise above 2 million barrels per day in November but supply declined because of oil spills, flooding and theft.

Exports of four Nigerian crude oil grades including the largest stream, Exxon Mobil’s Qua Iboe were under force majeure for all or part of November. The measure still applies to shipments of two of them, Qua and Eni’s Brass River.

Lower exports from Angola and a drop in supply in Libya were the other main reasons for the decline in OPEC output. A strike at Libya’s Zawiya refinery briefly caused output at one field to be halted earlier in November and a protest prompted a second shutdown of the refinery this month. Meanwhile, oil prices are expected to fall slightly over the next year as high production feeds softening demand at a time of slowing global economic growth.

Reuters’ monthly oil price survey of 29 analysts forecasts North Sea Brent crude oil will average USD 107.50 per barrel in 2013 down USD 1.30 from the forecast in the October poll and compared with an average of around USD 111.90 so far in 2012.

Five analysts now expect Brent to average less than USD 100 in 2013 compared with three in last month’s poll. Only three analysts forecast Brent will average more than USD 115 next year compared with five analysts last month.

Mr Raymond James analyst Praveen Narra who has the lowest 2013 Brent price forecast of USD 80 per barrel in the poll said that “We are notably bearish on the near term oil price environment given that we see a fundamental oversupply of oil.”

Source – Reuters

voda 5 december 2012 17:10

Sri Lanka to buy Iraqi oil after US sanctions on Iran

AFP reported that Sri Lanka will purchase oil from Iraq after the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran, the island's main supplier of crude oil.

The US Senate unanimously approved new economic sanctions Friday aimed at further crippling Iran's energy, shipping and port sectors, a year after Congress passed tough restrictions against Tehran. Sanctions have made it difficult to procure oil from Iran, prompting Colombo to turn to Baghdad for oil purchases.

Mr Karunatillaka Amunugama foreign ministry secretary said that "Oil in northern Iraq is similar to Iranian crude and could be refined domestically thereby reducing costs on the import of refined products. The authorities were working out the details.”

Sri Lanka has relied on Iran for 92% of its crude oil requirements. Last week, Sri Lanka announced that it will set aside LKR 2 billion owed to Iran for oil imports and will use the money to finance an irrigation scheme on the island which is funded by Tehran.

Iran had pledged some USD 450 million for the project in 2008 but implementation has been slack due to a delay in transferring funds from Tehran due to the sanctions.

The US said that it introduced the latest sanctions out of concern that Iran was pressing ahead with its nuclear weapons drive despite earlier sanctions that had been hailed as the toughest-ever against the Islamic republic.

Source – AFP

voda 5 december 2012 17:10

Iran vows to complete Pakistan gas pipeline by 2014

MNA reported that Iran and Pakistan gas pipeline will be completed on schedule in 2014 despite the US pressures to head off the project.

Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad president of Iran remarks vowing completion of a multi billion dollar gas pipeline to Pakistan on time downplaying financial woes and US pressure on Islamabad to scrap the project.

Pakistan and Iran signed a deal in 2010 under which Tehran would supply gas to its eastern neighbor from 2014 with sales to reach up to 1 billion cubic feet per day by mid-2015. The project envisaged a pipeline, 900 kilometers in length built from Assaluyeh in southern Iran to the border with Pakistan.

Another 800 kilometers pipeline was also needed inside Pakistan to receive gas from Iran's South Pars field in the Persian Gulf. The plans to complete the pipeline in Pakistan have run into difficulty over reluctance by investors who fear they could be hit by sanctions.

Pakistan insists the pipeline is vital to efforts in overcoming the energy crisis it faces but the United States has expressed strong objections to the project. It is urging Islamabad to abandon it because of sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear program.

Pakistan, which produces just 80% of its own electricity needs, sees the USD 7.5 billion gas project as a partial answer to the crisis which has led to blackouts and has suffocated industry. Iran which has the world's second largest gas reserves is rapidly developing its production but can only export a small part of it due to lack of pipelines or liquefaction infrastructure.

Source - Pars Oil & Gas Company

NoRiskAtAll 5 december 2012 22:25

'75.000 Amerikaanse soldaten voor invasie Syrië'

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NoRiskAtAll 6 december 2012 00:03

Duitse militairen naar Turks-Syrische grens

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NoRiskAtAll 6 december 2012 12:49

'Syrië klaar voor inzet chemische wapens'

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voda 6 december 2012 16:54

Iran to raise oil production to over 5 million barrels per day

MNA cited Mr Rostam Qasemi oil minister Iran as saying that Iran has the capacity to raise its oil production to over 5 million barrels per day by the early 2016.

Mr Qasemi said that at present, 4 million barrels of oil and 600 million cubic per meter of gas are being produced in the country every day. The amount should increase to 5.2 million barrels of oil and 1 billion cubic per meter of gas by the end of the country's fifth 5 year development plan.

The development plan is part of the 20 Year Outlook Plan which is the country's main blueprint for long term sustainable growth. Developing joint gas and oil fields is one of the ministry’s top priorities and said USD 300 million should be invested in the industry for production, storage and development.

The minister said that currently Iran produces 4 million barrels of crude oil per day adding that the country’s gas production capacity has also risen to 600 million cubic meters a day. Iran sits on the world's second largest reserves of both oil and gas and it gains its major revenues from exporting it crude oil.

Source - MNA

voda 6 december 2012 16:56

Turkey is indifferent to US sanctions against Iran

Vestnikkavkaza cited Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan PM of Turkey as saying that Turkey will continue purchasing Iranian gas regardless of UN sanctions.

Mr Erdogan said that Iran was the second largest gas exporter to Turkey with Russia being the first. Turkey imports 8 million tonnes of oil and 8 billion cubic meters of gas annually.

Source - Vestnikkavkaza.net

voda 6 december 2012 16:57

Iran and Pakistan want early completion of IP pipeline project

Tehran Times reported that Mr Ali Akbar Salehi foreign minister of Iran held talks with Mr Asim Hussain the Pakistani federal minister for petroleum and natural resources in Tehran.

During the meeting, the two officials discussed the ways to expand economic relations especially in the field of energy. The two ministers called for the early completion of the Iran and Pakistan pipeline project.

Source - Tehran Times

voda 6 december 2012 16:58

Iran 7 month technical engineering exports surpass USD 2 billion

MNA reported that Iran exported USD 2.12 billion worth of technical and engineering services in the first 7 months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20.

During the same period of time, USD 19.7 billion worth of non oil goods were exported to China, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and South Korea.

Meanwhile, USD 31.7 billion worth of goods were imported from the United Arab Emirates, China, South Korea, Germany, Russia, the Netherlands, Singapore, India and Turkey.

Mr Alireza Kadkhodaii an official with the association of Iranian exporters has said that the economic crisis in the West is a welcome opportunity for Iranian companies to expand exports of services. Iran has exported over USD 20 billion worth of technical and engineering services over 2001 to 2011.

Source - MNA

voda 7 december 2012 16:45

Iran non oil trade turnover hits USD 65 billion in 8 months

MNA cited Mr Abbas Memarnejad Iranian Customs Administration Director as saying that Iran conducted USD 65.4 billion in trade of non oil goods with other countries during the first 8 months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20.

Mr Memarnejad said that over 51.8 million tonnes of goods valued at around USD 28 billion were exported and 27.2 million tonnes of goods worth nearly USD 37.4 billion were imported during the 8 month period. Iron ingots, wheat and corn fodder were the main goods imported and liquefied propane, urea and cement were the main items exported.

He said that Iraq, China, and the United Arab Emirates were the three top importers of Iranian goods during the period while the United Arab Emirates, China and Turkey were the leading exporters of goods to Iran.

In July, Mr Shamseddin Hosseini finance and economic affairs minister of Iran said that Iran conducted economic transactions with 150 countries in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 2011 to March 2012). And about 80 countries transited their products through Iran.

Iran continues trading with the world at a brisk pace even though certain countries are currently trying to create obstacles in order to hinder the country’s economic progress. Iran exported around USD 43.7 billion worth of non-oil goods in the previous Iranian calendar year and imported about USD 61.8 billion worth of non oil goods to hit the unprecedented mark of USD 105 billion in annual trade.

Mr Kiyumars Fat’hollah Kermanshahi deputy director of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran said recently that annual imports and exports are projected to reach USD 77 billion and USD 83 billion respectively by March 2016.

Source - MNA

voda 7 december 2012 16:51

Iran oil minister urges Iran private sector to invest in drilling projects

Tehran Times reported that Mr Rostam Qasemi oil minister of Iran has urged contractors from Iran’s private sector to make investments for the procurement of oil and gas drilling rigs.

Offshore drilling operations require expensive equipment. Over 100 offshore drilling rigs are currently needed. Each offshore drilling rig is rented at a cost of around USD 150,000 per day while the cost is about USD 40,000 per day for onshore rigs.

Mr Qasemi previously said that the Oil Ministry plans to set up a special fund for the purpose of supporting oil producers and contractors. A plan has been drafted by the ministry and it will be submitted to the parliament in the form of a bill.

He said that Iran plans to become self-sufficient in producing 19 essential pieces of oil industry equipment such as onshore and offshore drilling rigs, pumps, turbines and precision tools.

Mr Qasemi said that the technology for manufacturing the 19 strategic pieces of equipment should be indigenized before the completion of the Fifth Five Year Development Plan, which ends in 2015. Domestic production of 52 petrochemical catalysts will begin in the near future.

He said that the international sanctions imposed on Iran have not only not hindered the country’s oil industry but rather have made the Islamic Republic an exporter of equipment and goods. Despite all the threats from our enemies, there is no concern regarding development of the oil industry due to the country’s reliance on the expertise of Iranian scientists.

Source - Tehran Times

voda 8 december 2012 16:29

Iran to sell stock futures to fund oil projects

Tehran Times reported that the National Iranian Oil Company will offer stock futures to the public during December 22nd 2012 to January 1st 2013.

In the Phase I up to 5 million barrels of oil will be sold in the form of stock futures valued at USD 500 million. The three year papers can be repurchased in cash or in kind at due date based on price of the day. Selling stock futures is regarded as a new method for financing the oil industry projects, particularly aimed at investing in the development of joint oil and gas fields.

The NIOC will start the public offering of oil futures stock in the form of 10 barrels of oil bills according to the permissions of the Central Bank and the parliament.

According to the permission of the Majlis as per the budget bill for the current Iranian calendar year as well as based on the stipulation of the fifth 5 year national development plan, the National Iranian Oil Company is allowed to sell Islamic sukuk to meet requirements for investing in the oil industry projects.

Source - Tehran Times

NoRiskAtAll 9 december 2012 19:48

The Egyptian Market Surges

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