US Companies Invited to Participate in Iran's Oil Projects

[Barrett808]

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Managing Director of National Iranian Oil Company Gholam Hossein Nozari invited US companies to participate in Iran's oil projects.

Speaking in a press conference here in Tehran on Monday, Nozari said Iran is prepared to work out economic and financial incentives for the American companies to participate in the Iranian oil projects, adding, "Although economic preferences are a top priority for American firms and companies as they are well aware of the excellent preferences that exist for their operations in Iran, this has actually been the D' Amato sanction Law of the US Congress which has impeded their activity in our country."

"Once the Law which is extended by the US presidents annually is ruled as null and void by the US officials, we are confident that many US enterprises will rush to Iran to enjoy the investment opportunities and preferences that reside already or we will create for them in here," he added.

The Iranian oil official stressed that under such circumstances, his company would certainly hold negotiations with the US companies to pave the ground for offering and attracting them with still more rewarding conditions and preferences that already exist in Iran.

He said partnership of the US oil companies can give rise to tighter competition in the Iranian projects and lower down tender prices and, meantime, affect current and future decision makings by the US politicians and statesmen.

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[Cerridwen]

1. So, is this what the nuclear saber rattling was all about?

Iran wanted its piece of the U.S. corporate pie?

"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" keeps running through my head.

*sigh*

[w4rma]

2. Saddam offered this also to Bush before the neo-cons invaded Iraq.

I'd like to believe that the GOP leadership will accept this offer for the good of our nation. I'm not holding my breath.

[grizmaster]

3. cheney and Halliburton have been dealing with them all along

through offshore subsidies to avoid American law

[Supersedeas]

4. Dick Cheaty never met a blood laced oil dollar that he didn't like

Same for Rummi, Condi, and Wolfiwitz

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. true, and they want more

It is one thing to work to insure US energy sources; it is another to be greedy bastards, causing wars and killing innocents just to make a profit.

[AnneD]

6. What about those laws that

say you can't aid known terrorists. Gosh how many people are we holding NOW for that crime. The oil biz better watch their p's and q's. They could be arrested nd all their assests seized according to the current laws.