OREANDA-NEWS. December 13, 2007.  The Gazprom Headquarters has hosted a working meeting between Alexey Mller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Hossein Noghrehkar Shirazi, Deputy Minister for Oil of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The parties discussed issues related to cooperation between Gazprom and Iranian companies in the oil and gas industry. The parties named priority directions including exploration and development of oil and gas fields, particularly, joint implementation of regular stages for the South Pars field project development and operation. Additionally, the parties examined the prospects of cooperation in the sector of gas transportation, processing, utilization and marketing.

The participants confirmed their interest in further development of long-term cooperation between Gazprom and Iran in the energy sector.