Tehran, YJC. Iran’s gas export has met many obstacles ranging from Pakistan’s lack of abidance to the peace Pipeline deal to the presence of terrorist groups in Iraq.
Currently, Iran’s only possible way to export natural gas is
to pump it into pipelines. But due to
lack of funds, the status of the country’s gas export is unclear and shaky.
So far contracts for export, import, and swap with Turkey,
Azerbaijan, Najchivan, and Turkmenistan are made operational and new contracts
with Pakistan, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, and European countries are on agenda.
As the South Pars field adds 200 million m3 to the country’s
gas production rate, Iran will be able to export at least 50 million m3 of it
to Europe.
As the Peace Pipeline to Pakistan which was to head for
India has come to a halt due to disagreement that followed after Pakistan had
signed the deal, Iran’s gas export is expected to be directed at Oman, to which
Iran is planning to sell NLG.
While one of the biggest markets for the Iranian gas is
Iraq, Iran has faced hardships in the business due to the presence of terrorist
groups in the neighbor country.