Oman issues urgent gas plea to Iran

Oman, which is running short of gas to fuel power plants and fulfil export commitments, has made an urgent request to Iran for gas supplies during the first official visit of the Omani sultan to the Islamic republic in 30 years.

The talks relates to plans for the development of Iran’s Kish gasfield, located in the Gulf, near the Iranian resort island of the same name.

“Oman has requested to develop the Kish gasfield,” said Seyyed Reza Kasaeizadeh, the managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company, according to the Tehran-based Mehr news agency. “The negotiations are underway and the two sides have not yet reached any agreement on the exact amount of investment in the Kish gasfield.”