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Iran-Krise

Erst jüngst hatte die französische Total, die eine Option zur Ausbeutung der iranische Gasvorkommen in South Pars besitzt, angekündigt, man wolle sich erst in einer späteren Phase in diesem Projekt engagieren. Nun sind mögliche Investitionen auf den St. Nimmerleinstag verschoben worden.

Total, the French energy group, told the FT it was now too risky to invest in Iran, making it highly unlikely that the group will invest in a liquefied natural gas project linked to Iran’s South Pars gas field in the near future.

Mr de Margerie said: “Today we would be taking too much political risk to invest in Iran because people will say: ‘Total will do anything for money’.” (FT)

Nach Auffassung der FT verliert der Iran damit nicht nur einen ausländischen Investor, sondern auch den Zugang zu wichtigem Know-How.

Total’s move is a big blow for Iran, which is now unlikely to be able to significantly raise its gas exports until late in the next decade at the soonest. Samuel Ciszuk, Middle East energy analyst at Global Insight, called Total’s decision “a death blow” for Iran’s LNG ambitions, because the country would now be unable to gain the knowhow it needed for such complex projects, even if it teamed up with Russia or China.