TEHRAN — National Iranian Oil Company’s director for contracts and legal affairs denied the rumors about Norwegian StatiolHydro Company’s withdrawal from developing Anaran block.

“Not only hasn’t the Norwegian company informed us about its pull out from the block, but also has presented the block’s comprehensive development plan to the National Iranian Oil Company,” Mehr News Agency quoted Mostafa Zeinoddin as saying.
“NIOC and StatiolHydro will soon ink the Anaran Block development plan’s contract after finalizing the negotiations,” he emphasized.
While explaining that India’s ONGC Company has presented the Fazad B oilfield’s comprehensive development plan to the NlOC, Zeinoddin added, “Beside the Indian company, a Chinese company has recently declared its willingness to develop Farsi Block, too.