Tehran, YJC. China’s share of the Tehran oil exhibition has doubled while famous companies take leave of absence.
As virtually not internationally renowned oil company has
attended this year’s exhibition, the number of Chinese companies on show has
doubled, Mehr News Agency reports.
The number of foreign companies attending Iran’s 19th
International Oil, Gas, Refinery, and Petrochemicals Exhibition has tripled in
comparison to last year to hit 600.
The report goes that 60 foreign brands from 32 countries
have made it to the exhibition.
In the meantime, the Anglo-Dutch Shell, British Petroleum, Italy’s
Eni S.p.A, Norway’s Statoil ASA, Russia’s Gasprom and Lukoil, Malaysia’s
Petronas, Japan’s INPEX Corporation, Brazil’s Petrobras, France’s Total, and Austria’s
OMV are the big absents in this exhibition.
Meanwhile, the number of Chinese companies has had a huge
increase, especially in the equipment section.
Just a few days ago Iran’s Oil Minister removed the Chinese CNPCI
from its South Azadegan field expansion project due to the company’s delay in
executing the contract.