Fars News Agency: Iran Planning to Export Natural Gas to Europe

Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Ali Majedi underscored the country's determination to boost natural gas exports to energy-hungry countries, including the European states.

"There have been no new talks on gas exports to Europe, but there are routes and facilities which we need to use them," Majedi said, adding the country is now pumping gas to Iraq and Turkey.

"Iran started gas exports to Iraq with 7 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d). The volume is scheduled to rise to 25 mcm. Iran began gas pumping to Turkey in 2002," the Iranian official went on to say.

The Iranian official also noted that the country is swapping its gas with Armenian electricity, and has started gas swap with Azerbaijan too.
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