Reuters: French oil major Total sees the investment terms offered by Iran for developing gas fields as "not attractive enough", the group's Chief Executive told a conference on Thursday.
Total says Iran gas investment “not attractive”
2nd man guilty in Iran aircraft parts scheme
AP: A second man has pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to charges of scheming to illegally export military aircraft parts to Iran.
Norway’s Statoil says still wary of Iran investment
Reuters: StatoilHydro will not invest more in Iran without a significant, sustained improvement in Tehran's relations with the west, an executive at the Norwegian oil and gas group said.
Petraeus says Iran no threat now to oil traffic in Persian Gulf
Bloomberg: Iran’s naval forces pose no current threat to oil shipments through the Persian Gulf, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East said today.
Civilian use?
Washington Times – Editorial: It is a peaceful civilian effort to become energy independent. But a new report by government scientists reveals that Iran is either misguided or lying.
Iraq blames neighbors for water shortage
AP: An Iraqi minister blamed Iran and Turkey as well as a dry winter for the country's growing water shortage and urged its neighbors on Wednesday to share more water with Baghdad.
Gas-rich Qatar annoys Arabs with pro-Iran policy
Reuters: If this week's Arab summit didn't quite result in Arab unity as advertised, you could hardly tell from the smile on the face of the Qatari host.
Chavez in Iran: Obama still leads ’empire’
AP: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he has little hope of better relations with Washington under President Barack Obama, saying the United States is still acting like an "empire" in his eyes.
Alleged Israeli attack draws attention to Sudan’s ties to Iran
VOA News: Reports that Israel may have carried out an air attack on an Iranian weapons convoy in the Sudanese desert 2.5 months ago have drawn attention to an alleged Iranian arms smuggling network in Africa.
Iran eyes European gas markets
UPI: Iran is looking to transport its natural gas to markets in Greece and Italy through Iraq and Syria, the Iranian oil minister said in Damascus.
