Baku, Azerbaijan, August 13
Trend:
A member of Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union said talks between Tehran and Baghdad over the export of Iranian gas to Iraq are underway.
“The (Iraqi) oil ministry plans to replace (Iran’s) natural gas with gasoil and oil products,” Hamid Mohseni told ISNA news agency on August 13.
He added that the Iraqi side is keen to import natural gas from Iran and use it in the Arab country’s sectors of industry and urban development.
The official noted that Baghdad is in negotiations with Tehran to strike a new deal over import of oil and gas products.
About 12 mcm/d of gas per day are transferred to Baghdad, making Iraq the second largest gas customer of Iran after Turkey, which imported about 21 mcm/d in 2016, according to the latest BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
Iraq's second largest city Basra is also on the agenda to receive gas from Iran via another pipeline.
