"Considering that the states which signed Nabucco agreement do not have enough potentials for filling the pipeline, Iran will very likely join the project," said Azizallah Ramezani, Head of Iran's National Gas Company. Pointing out the long-term character of the project, he noted that Iran will annually deliver up to 10 billion cubic meters of gas in that direction by the end of construction work (2014).

According to Iranian official, Nabucco competes with gas pipelines constructed in Iran and Russia, "The project will become one of the sources satisfying EU's gas demands. Everything depends on their volume," mignews.com quotes Ramezani as saying.