Iran invites Russian oil firms to facilitate oil projectsOctober 17, 2011 - 11:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Senior Iranian officials invited Russian oil firms to contribute a share to the development of other Iranian projects after they excluded Gazprom Neft - the oil arm of Gazprom - from the Azar oilfield development plan due the Russian company's stalled operation. Managing-Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Ahmad Qalebani said that Russian companies can participate in the development of Iranian oil fields such as Changooleh in Iran's southern oil rich region, Fars News Agency reported. Last week, the NIOC signed a contract worth 1.9 billion US dollars with a domestic consortium to develop the Azar oil field in Iran's western province of Ilam replacing Russia's Gazprom. The contract was inked with the local contractors after Russia' s Gazprom failed to implement the project, Qalebani said.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
