Turkey, Iran discussing new gas pipeline project
Posted by meb at July 1st, 2008
Turkey and Iran have launched a new round of negotiations on a project to build an additional pipeline to carry natural gas to Europe, Iran’s state-run gas company has said.
The new pipeline would reach Iran’s border province of Bazargan from the country’s South Pars oil fields, the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said, citing Iranian Oil Minister Qolam Hosain Nozari. Turkey and Iran have also been holding separate talks for the construction and operation of two natural gas extraction facilities in the South Pars region.
Nozari has also said that Iran is planning to sell Turkey more natural gas this winter. He was speaking to local press at the opening ceremony of an industrial facility in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah. He said they were conducting negotiations with Turkish officials to increase the amount of gas being exported to the Turkish side. Iran had to stop gas delivery to Turkey in the last two winters, saying domestic consumption had skyrocketed due to harsh winter conditions. This has led Turkey to find alternative suppliers, like Algeria, to ensure that the flow of gas in the middle of winter remains uninterrupted. Turkey has been a consumer of Iranian gas since 2001.
source: Today’s Zaman
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