Armenia calls for importing Iranian oil products
Economic Desk
On Line: 08 April 2012 15:49
In Print: Monday 09 April 2012
TEHRAN – Armenia has expressed interest in importing oil products
from Iran, said the managing director of the National Iranian Oil
Products Distribution Company.
Jalil Salari told Mehr news agency that importing oil products from
Georgia is not economically justified for Armenia. So, it has embarked
on importing the products from Iran.
The Iranian private sector will transfer oil products to Armenia via
road transportation fleet in the first phase, he said, adding that
exports of oil products will be continued using pipelines.
In February, Iranian and Armenian oil ministers inked an agreement,
based on which Iran will export gasoline and oil product to the
Central Asian neighbor.
According to the agreement, Iran will supply Armenia with Gasoline,
Gas oil, kerosene, and jet fuel, Mehr news agency reported.
Iran’s gasoline and gas oil production capacities are currently around
50 million liters and 100 million liters per day respectively.
Iran is now exporting gasoline and diesel fuel to neighboring
countries, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Refining
and Distribution Company has said.
NIORDC Managing Director Alireza Zeighami said that Iraq, Armenia,
Afghanistan, and Pakistan are now importing or have called for the
importation of gasoline and diesel fuel from Iran.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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