09.12.09 Iran Strategic Focus
November issue: Table of contents
COMMENTARY
> Iran announces nuclear fuel swap – but only on Iranian territory:
Mottaki's
remarks highlight mistrust towards the west; Risks of further sanctions.
MONTH IN REVIEW
> Foreign relations: Diplomatic traffic; Obama extends sanctions; American
hikers accused of espionage;
> Domestic issues: Majles approves remaining ministers; Iran tightens
pressure on dissent; Tensions over Tehran metro; Internet monitoring unit;
Sunni cleric
arrested; Government shuts pro-reform newspapers; Intelligence Ministry foiled
terrorist attacks; New capital city on the way
> Key risks and signs: Foreign relations; Domestic issues; Economic issues.
SPECIAL FEATURE
> Prospects for Iran's gas sector – The obstacles: Domestic opposition;
Production difficulties; Political wrangling; Domestic gas consumption.
OIL AND GAS
> Gas sector: NIGC new managing director; Eight gas routes to Europe;
Mohaddes confirms discovery; Gazprom in possible gas storage plans; Azerbaijan
and Iran
sign MoU; Mulling international export rates; SAGE seeks Farsi gas; Iran seeks
advance for LNG supplies; Turkey wins market rights
> Increasing gasoline refining capacity
> Ahmadinejad's investment claim dismissed
> Oil news: Financial crisis hits oil projects; Iran in talks over Neka
Jask
projects; Negotiations underway for early production; Petrobras eyes end to
Iran
operations; Yadavaran and Jofeir development plans
> Upstream project update: Gazprom inks MoU on Azar; Negotiations start
for
18 fields.
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
> Macroeconomic news: Fourth development plan study; Privatisation
procedure
criticised; Compromising over subsidies bill
> Economic reports: Liquidity growth and increasing debts; Economic growth
down
> OIC common market?
> Gasoline quota to be cut
> Economic briefs: IRGC wins railroad projects; Iran's WTO accession
process
begins; Insurance companies partly privatised; Iran and Turkey to boost trade;
Private sector automakers sidelined; Government withdrawals from OSF.
IRAN DIARY
> Mottaki in Kuala Lumpur
> Iranian Kurdish activist executed
> Mottaki in Phillippines
> Ahmadinejad meets Morales and Chávez
> And > IAEA meetings kickoff in Vienna.