Iran plans to attract $145 billion of investment in oil industry

Teheran, September 22 - Neftegaz.RU. Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said his ministry is making necessary arrangements and planning for attracting $145 billion of foreign and domestic investment in the country’s oil industry, Iranian Shana reported.

Making the remarks in a meeting with the Head of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec)'s Tehran office on Tuesday, Oji said the 13^th administration is determined to bolster cooperation with Chinese companies.
He stated:

• Last week, I visited Yadavaran field, the 1^st phase of which was developed by Sinopec, and I was informed about the details of the development of the 1^st phase of this field

The official stressed the importance of completing the development of the Yadavaran field as a joint field between Iran and Iraq, and said:

• Fortunately, Sinopec is fully acquainted with Iran and its oil and gas fields and has been present in the first phase of Yadavaran field development

The oil minister further stated that the 13^th administration presided over by Iran´s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, is ready to cooperate fully with Chinese companies to develop oil industry projects in the upstream and downstream sectors, adding:

• We expect to have many partnerships and agreements between Iran and China

Emphasizing the 13^th administration’s view of China as a friendly and closely aligned country with Iran, he said:

• We plan to attract $145 billion of investment for the development of the upstream and downstream oil industry over the next 4 to 8 years; hence I welcome the presence of domestic and foreign investors in the industry