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Oct 19 2009

Talks With Shell, Repsol Progressing

Iran is making good progress in talks with Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Repsol SA on a key production and liquefaction scheme called Persian LNG, an Iranian news agency said on Wednesday, quoting a top official.

The statement comes as Iran is stepping up publicity around foreign oil talks amidst rising tensions with the West over its civilian nuclear program, Dow Jones wrote.

"Negotiations with Shell and Repsol in recent weeks have gone in the desired direction and efforts are being made to take action as quickly as possible given the mutual interests in this field," Seifollah Jashnsaz, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company, was quoted as saying by ISNA.

The Persian LNG project consists of the development of the phases 13 and 14 of South Pars Gas field and the construction of two LNG trains, each with a capacity of 8.1 million metric tons a year.

Shell did not return a request for comment and Repsol could not be reached.

The statement comes after Iran said last Monday that talks with France's Total SA had resumed on South Pars Phase 11, which is tied to the Pars LNG export scheme. Total has declined to comment.

Total , Shell and Repsol have so far refrained from signing final commitments to implement the projects, after coming under pressure from the US.

On Monday, the Iranian Offshore Oil Company also said it was in talks with RAK Gas Co. to export natural gas to Ras Al-Khaimah, a small member of the United Arab Emirates.

© Iran Daily 2009

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