Iran's Gas Exports to Turkey to Rise After Pipeline Completion

Natural gas exports from Iran to Turkey will see a rise once the planned joint pipeline is established, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi has said.

A major pipeline coming from Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz has been partially established and it is planned to be completed with the participation of Turkish private companies in order to boost Iran’s gas exports to Turkey, Qasemi said on the sidelines of his Sunday meeting with Turkish Minister of Development Cevdet Yilmaz in Tehran, Press TV reported. 

The contract for the joint project will be finalized by next month, he added. 

“Iran is prepared to meet Turkey’s needs in oil, gas and petrochemical sectors,” Press TV quoted the minister as saying.