Buyers of gas Tehran is seeking to Europe

Tehran, with 18% of world gas reserves, wants to sell its gas to Europeans.Iran continues to work on its nuclear program, and therefore his situation is quite difficult, says the German economic newspaper Handelsblatt . From here – the desire to participate, along with Russia and Qatar in the so-called gas OPEC . But that’s not all – Tehran, with 18% of world gas reserves, wants to sell its gas to Europeans. Although the official policy of the EU to diversify sources of energy supply, Brussels has so far avoided a specific response to the suggestions of Tehran, although the EU experts are convinced that the biggest project to diversify supplies of natural gas to Europe – a gas pipeline Nabucco, walking, bypassing Russia – without Iranian gas is unthinkable. However, due to international sanctions imposed because of the controversial Iranian nuclear program, many Western energy groups to freeze their investment projects in Iran. Nevertheless, the Government of radical Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes Europe a new proposal. On the one hand, Tehran, along with participation in the Nabucco project is ready to build its own parallel gas pipeline to Europe – German correspondent writes. – In addition, the future of the country is going to supply the Europeans natural gas via Turkey and avoid transit through its territory to the west natural gas from Turkmenistan . South Pars, the largest gas field in the world, most of which are located in the territorial waters of Iran, also being developed by Qatar. Therefore, said the German edition, citing the Russian Kommersant , Iran, Qatar and Russia are negotiating a joint venture liquefaction of Iranian natural gas in Qatar and its delivery to world markets.