Media reports indicate that Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi offered production sharing contracts (PSCs) to Indian the oil and gas exploration companies that are investing in the Persian gulf nation. The country's foreign minister is learnt to have made the offer during an India-Iran Joint Commission meeting with
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India envices interest in port, gas pipeline projects of Iran
During his recent visit to Iran, India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said his country is ready to participate in the Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline project and to invest in the development of the Iranian port of Chabahar. It may be recalled that originally, the project involved India, Pakistan and Iran and it was named Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) or Peace Pipeline. However, in the cour
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Govt wants Kandla, JN ports to invest in Iranian port
Media reports suggest that the union shipping ministry wants Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) to operate a container terminal at Chabahar port in Iran. It may be recalled that the union cabinet cleared a proposal to participate in the development of the Iranian port. Also, during his latest visit to Iran, India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid announced that India woul
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India bought 7.2% of total oil import from Iran
India imported 7.2 per cent of its total oil import in 2012-13 from the sanction-hit Iran, down from, down from 10.5 per cent in the previous fiscal. Of the 182.5 million tonne of crude oil imported in 2012-13, supply from Iran accounted for about 13.3 million tonne. In 2011-12, India imported 18.1 million tonne from the country. These were behind 32.5 million tonne from Saud
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Cabinet discusses investment in Chabahar Port
At a recent meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the union cabinet discussed the country's plan to develop infrastructure in and around the Chabahar Port in Iran. It is learnt that the government may formally announce its decision on developing the port infrastructure after
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid discusses the same with IranÂ’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehr
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SCI can take possession of 7 vessels of erstwhile JV
Sources from the union shipping ministry informed that the discontinuation of the joint venture between Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Irano Hind Shipping Company would add seven ships to the former's fleet. SCI will get the seven vessels as it agreed to repay the loans of the joint venture. It is learnt that the joint ventu
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GIC may run reinsurance fund
Media reports indicate that General Insurance Corporation of India would run a Rs 20 billion fund to support local insurers who cover refineries processing Iranian crude oil. The fund would get an annual contribution of up to Rs 20 billion from Indian insurers and the oil ministry.
The money will come from the premiums normally paid by insurers for reinsurance cover.
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MRPL may procure more oil from Saudi Aramco
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) has is seeking additional 23,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil supply from Saudi Aramco during April in order to compensate for the reduction in import from Iran. MRPL plans to stop oil imports from Iran in April if insurance cover is not available for their refineries. Indian insurance companies said they would not cover refine
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Oil import from Iran set to fall further in FY13
Media reports indicate that India's crude oil import from Iran may fall from 18.1 million tonne (mn t) in 2011-12 to about 13 mn t in 2012-13 because of sanction imposed by Western countries on the gulf nation. During the April-December 2012, Iran, which was IndiaÂ’s second biggest supplier of crude oil after Saudi Arabia in 2010-11, supplied
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Pakistan begins work on pipeline project
Pakistan government began work on the $7.5 billion Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project which would pass through Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province. It is learnt that the Iranian government almost completed work on its side. Now, the Pakistani gove