Iran’s New Oil Minister Seeks to Boost South Pars Gas Production

摘要

In his first speech since taking over as Iranian oil minister last week, Brigadier General Rustam Ghasemi says one of his main priorities is to increase natural gas production from the giant South Pars reservoir and give local contractors, rather than foreign operators, a greater role in the multiphase development. But with international sanctions making it increasingly hard for Iranian companies to raise money and buy equipment, Ghasemi appears doomed to failure, analysts say.