An Axis of Oil: Iran & Syria in Gas Deal
October 17th, 2007
From today’s Energy Daily, some further information regarding a $1 billion deal to pipe natural gas to Syria from Iran. According to the report: “…Iran plans to export about 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas to Syria every year, according to Iranian state-run media. The deal would require the gas to be transported through […]
Read more »Turkish Investment in Iranian Natural Gas
September 6th, 2007
Thanks to STRATFOR (link to site only; article requires a subscription), I noted Turkish Petroleum Corporation’s (TPAO) announcement that it is pressing ahead with plans to invest $3.5 billion in Iran’s South Pars natural gas field and hopes to sign further agreements in the first quarter of 2008. The project entails developing the field to […]
Read more »Azerbaijan’s Contract(s) of the Century
August 26th, 2007
Enjoyed this interesting analysis of the Caspian pipeline wars. We have discussed the Trans-Caspian Pipline Project in earlier posts but, in this report, John C. K. Daly takes a close look at Azerbaijan’s future promise and potential perils related to the development of its oil and natural gas resources. Was particularly interested in some of […]
Read more »Iran’s Looming Energy “Catastrophe”?
August 24th, 2007
Iran is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) number-two crude oil producer, and is also pinning major hopes on its gas reserves, estimated to be the second-largest proven reserves in the world after Russia. However, as noted in this recent Middle East Times article, Iran’s sacked oil minister issued a parting warning to President […]
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