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    Iran announces new gas field in Gulf


    02/02/2008 15:22 TEHRAN, Feb 2 (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.

    "A gas field with an estimated reserve of 11 trillion cubic feet (311
    billion cubic metres) was found by an Indian company in the Persian
    Gulf," Nozari told a news conference.

    Nozari declined to reveal the name of the company but said "there will
    be talks with the discovering company for (the field's) development if
    they are interested."

    Iran has the world's second-largest proven gas reserves after Russia
    and has ambitions to export gas to a host of countries including
    Armenia, Pakistan, Syria.

    Despite vast gas reserves, the country has not grown to be a major
    international exporter due to slow progress in exploiting its fields
    combined with a lack of foreign investment.

    Despite its export plans, Iran has recently been forced to import gas
    from neighbouring Turkmenistan to cover high domestic consumption.

    The imports were stopped at the end of December due to what
    Turkmenistan called technical hitches. They have yet to be resumed.

    Iran noramlly imports 20 to 23 million cubic metres (700 million to 810
    million cubic feet) of gas daily from Turkmenistan -- amounting to
    around five percent of its total consumption.

    Iran's only gas exports are to Turkey which usually receives around 20
    million cubic metres (700 million cubic feet) each day.

    Iran had to cut the exports to Turkey for three weeks earlier this year
    due to the combination of the lack of Turkmenistan gas and severe cold
    weather.
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