Russia’s Gazprom Announces Natural Gas Supply Deal With Iran
Gazprom has signed an agreement to look into the possibility of supplying Russian gas to Iran, Russia’s gas giant said on Wednesday. Gazprom and the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) signed the memorandum of understanding during a visit of Gazprom executives to Tehran. “The parties proceed from developing long-term mutually beneficial cooperation going forward,” Russian news agency Interfax quoted Gazprom as saying in a statement. During the visit, Gazprom’s chief executive officer Alexey Miller met with Iranian Oil…