Led by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee, a Gazprom delegation today paid a visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran meeting with Gholamhossein Nozari, Iranian Petroleum Minister.

The parties discussed potential development of cooperation between Gazprom and Iranian companies in the oil and gas sector. Exploration and development of oil and gas fields as well as joint gas transportation, processing and marketing activities were named as the major areas of interaction.

The parties agreed to jointly develop two or three blocks of the South Pars gas field as well as on Gazprom Neft’s participation in an oil production project in Iran.

The participants confirmed their interest in fortifying the mutually beneficial long-term partnership between Gazprom and Iran in the energy sector.