March 16th, 2009
Via Radio Liberty, a report on a multibillion-dollar agreement recently concluded between China and Iran to develop the big Yadavaran oilfield in southern Iran. As the article notes:
“…The Yadavaran oil field has crude oil reserves estimated at three billion barrels. That appears to be an irresistible statistic for China, whose oil-hungry economy is slated to grow another 9 percent this year.
China’s Sinopec will reportedly have a controlling 51 percent stake in the Yadavaran project, with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) taking about a 20 percent share. But foreign companies are also eager prospective partners. India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is buying into the project, and the Anglo-Dutch Shell — the world’s second biggest oil company — is also interested. Shell last year supported Sinopec in preparing a technical assessment on developing the new oilfield. Sinopec later handed this assessment to Iran’s NIOC, and there have already been discussions on the proposal….”
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