Iran gas exports to Iraq delayed again by security concerns
Iran's plans to export natural gas to Iraq have been pushed back indefinitely, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday, blaming the poor security situation in Iraq for the delay. The oil-producing neighbours signed an agreement in 2013 under which Iran would start exporting gas to Iraq to feed three power plants in Baghdad […]Iran's plans to export natural gas to Iraq have been pushed back indefinitely, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday, blaming the poor security situation in Iraq for the delay. The oil-producing neighbours signed an agreement in 2013 under which Iran would start exporting gas to Iraq to feed three power plants in Baghdad and Diyala. But two years later, exports have still not begun.
"The lack of security and presence of Daesh (Islamic State) is behind the delay of gas exports to Iraq," Ali-Reza Kameli, head of the National Iranian Gas Exports Company, was quoted as saying by Shana, a news agency linked to Iran's Oil Ministry.
