Reuters: Following is data on foreign investments in Iran made from major industrial countries between 2000 and 2007. (Reuters) – Following is data on foreign investments in Iran made from major industrial countries between 2000 and 2007.
The information was culled by the U.S.-based conservative think-tank American Enterprise Institute from corporate reports and Web sites, periodicals and other databases.
(Note: AEI values for numerous investments were not available so figures are likely higher.)
CHINA: at least $101.74 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $96.7 billion
Banking, finance, export credit agencies – $620 million
Construction, power, energy – $3.38 billion
Military – not available
Transportation – $1.08 billion
Biggest reported project: $70 billion deal in 2004 with Sinopec to develop the Yadavaran gas field with others.
FRANCE: at least $29.9 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $18.5 billion
Banking, finance, export credit agencies – $9.2 billion
Construction, power, energy – $1.15 billion
Telecommunications – $480 million
Transportation – $600 million
Biggest reported project: $4 billion deal in 2000 with Total and others for phases 9-12 of South Pars development.
GERMANY: at least $25.4 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $9.82 billion
Banking, finance, export credit agencies – $2.14 billion
Construction, power, energy – $3.38 billion
Telecommunications – $245 million
Transportation – $9.86 billion
Biggest reported project: $9.14 billion deal in 2007 to construct a Maglev railway to connect Tehran and Mashad, builders unidentified.
ITALY: at least $24.7 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $21 billion
Banking, finance, export credit agencies – $2.03 billion
Construction, power, energy – $1.45 billion
Transportation – $270 million
Biggest reported project: $3.8 billion deal in 2000 with ENI’s Agip and others for phases 4-5 of South Pars development.
JAPAN: at least $16.9 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $9.33 billion
Banking, finance, export credit agencies – $5.9 billion
Construction, power, energy – $1.69 billion
Biggest reported project: $3 billion deal with Marubeni Corp and others in 2001 to oversee the purchase of crude oil as repayment for loan.
RUSSIA: at least $3.75 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $1.6 billion
Construction, power, energy – $1 billion
Military – $700 million
Transportation – $450 million
Biggest reported project: $1.6 billion in 2000 with Gazprom for phases 2-3 of South Pars offshore gas development.
UNITED KINGDOM: at least $12.7 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $10.3 billion
Banking, finance, export credit agencies – $2.44 billion
Telecommunications – $40 million
Biggest reported project: $4 billion in 2000 with BG and others for phases 9-12 of South Pars development.
UNITED STATES: at least $3.6 billion
Petrochemical, gas and oil – $3.6 billion
Biggest reported project: $2 billion in 2004 with Foster Wheeler and consortium for development of Iran’s first liquefied natural gas project.
SOURCE: American Enterprise Institute, www.aei.org/iraninteractive/
(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky, editing by Janet McBride)
