US sanctions and the dynamics of Iran’s petroleum sector - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

Jan 3, 2019

Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh talks to journalists at the beginning of an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RC1F5D012E50 — Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh talks to journalists at the beginning of an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 6, 2018. — REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

(L-R) Ali Kardor, Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Stephane Michel, Total's head of Middle East exploration and production, Hamid Akbari, Managing Director of Petropars Group and Jean Ping Zhou, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), sign an offshore gas field agreement in Tehran, on November 8, 2016.
Iran signed a deal with France's Total to develop a major offshore gas field, its first big contract with a Western energy firm since sanctions were loosened in January.

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Will Iran attract international oil firms in post-sanctions era?

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields in the Persian Gulf, south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo - S1BEUBPCZOAA

Iran’s oil minister has big plans for likely last term

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics

Stephane Michel, Total's head of Middle East exploration and production, speaks during a conference with Iran's Oil Minister after signing an offshore gas field agreement in Tehran, on November 8, 2016.
Iran signed a deal with France's Total to develop a major offshore gas field, its first big contract with a Western energy firm since sanctions were loosened in January.

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Will Total deal pave way for other oil majors' return to Iran?

Maysam Bizaer

Iranian oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh answers journalists' questions as he arrives in a hotel in Vienna January 29, 2005. OPEC oil ministers gather in Vienna for a meeting on January 30. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader HPB/AA - RTRLRCL

Iran's Petroleum Industry Welcomes Zanganeh's Return as Minister

Bijan Khajehpour

Bijan Khajehpour

In Vienna, reporting on Iranian politics