Reuters: Iran wants OPEC to discuss cutting crude oil output at the cartel’s next meeting in March as stocks are expected to increase, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Saturday.
Iran wants OPEC to discuss output cut in March
Iran announces new gas field in Gulf
AFP: A gas field with an estimated 11 trillion cubic feet in reserves has been discovered in the Gulf off the coast of Iran, Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said on Saturday.
Iran says invited Chad, Sudan leaders to Tehran
Reuters: Iran has invited the leaders of Chad and Sudan for talks as Chadian rebels battled the army in their most determined offensive in two years, Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday at an African summit in Ethiopia.
Iran hopes to sign gas field deal with China soon
Reuters: Iran hopes to finalise a deal with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) by the end of March to develop the country’s northern Pars gas field, Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Saturday.
Chinese banks cut business with Iranian banks- paper
Reuters: Chinese banks have cut back business with Iranian banks due to U.S. pressure over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying in comments published on Saturday.
Iran’s Azadegan oilfield to go on stream next week: paper
Reuters: Iran’s biggest oilfield, Azadegan, will come on stream next week, a newspaper reported on Saturday, a key project in plans to gradually boost output capacity in the world’s fourth-largest crude producer.
US envoy: Iran gained from US invasions
AP: Iran is stronger today because of the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Friday.
Security Council members want more time on Iran sanctions: France
AFP: France said Friday that some UN Security Council members were asking for more time to consider additional sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear program.
Iran resolution hits snag at U.N.: French envoy
Reuters: Several non-permanent U.N. Security Council members are holding up agreement on a new sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, said France’s envoy to the United States on Friday.
World Bank using U.S. funds to boost Iranian industry, gas sectors
FOX: The World Bank is using millions of dollars in American taxpayer funds to help Iran build up its industrial and natural gas sectors, FOX News has learned.
