Gazprom CEO arrives in Tehran — Tasnim agency
MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller has arrived in the capital of Iran on Tuesday, the Tasnim agency reports.
According to the news agency, at the moment, Miller and the delegation accompanying him are meeting with senior officials of the Iranian Ministry of Oil.
Miller is also expected to meet with Iranian Oil Minister Javad Ouji or one of his deputies.
As the main goal of Miller’s trip, the agency names the compilation of a roadmap for cooperation between Gazprom and the oil and gas sector of Iran.
On the eve of his trip to Tehran, Alexey Miller discussed energy cooperation with Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali in Moscow.
On July 19, 2022, Gazprom and National Iranian Oil Company signed the Memorandum of Understanding for strategic cooperation. The document envisages the analysis of cooperation prospects, inter alia, in the following areas: development of Iranian gas and oil fields, performance of swap transactions with natural gas and petroleum products, implementation of large-scale and small-scale LNG projects, construction of gas trunklines, and sci-tech and technology cooperation, according to Gazprom press service.
Later, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Ahmad Asadzadeh reported that Russia was going to start developing six oil and two gas fields in Iran. He noted that Gazprom has a promising opportunity to transport its gas through Iran to neighboring countries, including Pakistan, and the countries of the Persian Gulf.
In early November 2022, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak reported that Gazprom would soon agree on the technological parameters of projects in Iran and could sign contracts for these projects by the end of November.
