29.09.09 Iran Strategic Focus
September issue: Table of contents
COMMENTARY
> Iran's upcoming negotiations.
MONTH IN REVIEW
> Foreign relations: Nuclear file; Iran-US; Mottaki criticises Caspian
summit
> Domestic issues: Security issues; Khamenei speech opaque; Crackdown on
opposition leaders; Iran opposition marches; Karrubi claims “baseless”; Office
of
the President to sue cleric.
SPECIAL FEATURES
> Profile: Masoud Mirkazemi.
OIL AND GAS
> Oil and gas discoveries: Nozari announces giant new oil field; New gas
deposits in the northeast; Top of the global list; First Caspian well
> Joint oil fields
> Privatisation and investment: State ownership still in place; NIGEC to
go
public; NDC shares to be sold; Seven firms to be privatised; Foreign investment
> NGL, LNG, CNG: Kharn NGL first phase; Funding for Iran LNG; LNG shipping
consortium; CNG price increase?
> Injections, exports, storage: Gas injection into Iran reserves; Accord
with
the Emirates; Iran, Oman dispute continues; Supplying Iraqi Kurdistan; Vietnam
eager for Iranian gas; Oil product exports halved
> Pipelines and transit: Iran warns India on IPI pipeline; Iran to transit
Turkmenistan gas;
> Gas production: Lagging behind Qatar; But overtaking Canada
> Energy in brief: New gas and oil department; Gasoil imports rising;
Prepared for gasoline sanctions; The future is green
> Negotiations: NIGEC and SOCAR to meet; European talks start
> Venezuelan angle: State owned Petropars, Venezuela cooperate
> Upstream update: IOC reviewing Farsi block; North Azadegan development;
Bangestan ninth in the world; NIOC, MF agree on Band-e Karkheh.
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
> IRGC bids for ITC
> Business ranking: A lowly 137th in World Bank rankings; 11th in Middle
East
> Currency and inflation: Losing three zeroes; Inflation over 20 percent;
Euro replaces dollar in OSF; CBI liquidity growing
> Business in brief: Most expensive internet; GSM third operator.
IRAN DIARY
> Mottaki in Damascus
> Majles approves 18 ministers
> Chavez in Iran
> Iran submits nuclear package
> New British ambassador
> Iranian, Russian atomic heads meet
> Ahmadinejad in New York.