OMV, Iran, and Yemen
September 12th, 2007

An interesting WSJ article on Austrian oil-and-gas company OMV AG which, after several acquisitions in recent years, is now the biggest oil-and-gas player in Central and Eastern Europe, with sales of €19 billion ($26.16 billion) last year. Clearly, OMV is not discouraged by challenging markets or threats of sanctions:

“…The company, which is drilling for oil and gas in Iran, irked the U.S. further by signing a gas deal in April valued by Iranian state media at $18 billion over several years. OMV and Iran are finalizing details of the agreement, under which OMV is expected to help develop part of Iran’s giant South Pars gas field and help build a gas-export terminal. The company is also expected to buy gas from Iran….”

In addition,

“…new oil discoveries by OMV in places including Yemen have brightened its production profile…”


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