Iran Sanctions - Foreign Press Centers
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Date Field/Project<br />
GAO report cited below<br />
- Kermanshah petrochemical plant<br />
(new construction)<br />
GAO report cited below<br />
January<br />
2009<br />
January<br />
2009<br />
March<br />
2009<br />
August<br />
2009<br />
October<br />
2009<br />
Nov.<br />
2009<br />
Feb.<br />
2010<br />
“North Azadegan”<br />
(Chinadaily.com. “CNPC to Develop<br />
Azadegan Oilfield,”<br />
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/<br />
2009-01/16/content_7403699.htm.)<br />
Bushehr Polymer Plants<br />
Production of polyethelene at two<br />
polymer plants in Bushehr Province<br />
(GAO August 2011 report)<br />
Phase 12 South Pars (gas)—part 1. Incl.<br />
LNG terminal construction and Farzad-B<br />
natural gas bloc. Project stalled due to<br />
sanctions; ONGC and Hinduja have had<br />
difficulty financing the project. Sonangol<br />
reportedly exited project in February 2012<br />
due to inability to finance its stake.<br />
“Noose Tightens Around <strong>Iran</strong> Oil.”<br />
Washington Post, March 6, 2012.<br />
Abadan refinery<br />
Upgrade and expansion; building a new<br />
refinery at Hormuz on the Persian Gulf<br />
coast<br />
South Pars Gas Field—Phases 6-8,<br />
Gas Sweetening Plant<br />
CRS conversation with Embassy of S.<br />
Korea in Washington, D.C, July 2010<br />
Contract signed but then abrogated by S.<br />
Korean firm<br />
South Pars: Phase 12—Part 2 and<br />
Part 3<br />
(“Italy, South Korea To Develop South<br />
Pars Phase 12.” <strong>Press</strong> TV (<strong>Iran</strong>),<br />
November 3, 2009,<br />
http://www.presstv.com/pop/Print/?id=<br />
110308.)<br />
South Pars: Phase 11<br />
Drilling was to begin in March 2010, but<br />
drilling still delayed as of September 2011.<br />
(“China Curbs <strong>Iran</strong> Energy Work,”<br />
Reuters, September 2, 2011)<br />
<strong>Iran</strong> <strong>Sanctions</strong><br />
Company(ies)/Status<br />
(If Known) Value Output/Goal<br />
Congressional Research Service 52<br />
size)<br />
Uhde (Germany) 300,000<br />
metric tons/yr<br />
CNPC (China) $1.75 billion 75,000 bpd<br />
Sasol (South Africa) ? Capacity is 1<br />
million tons<br />
per year.<br />
Products are<br />
exported<br />
from <strong>Iran</strong>.<br />
Taken over by Indian<br />
firms (ONGC, Oil India<br />
Ltd., Hinduja, Petronet<br />
in 2007). Sonanagol<br />
(Angola) has 20% stake,<br />
and PDVSA (Venezuela)<br />
involved as well.<br />
$8 billion<br />
from Indian<br />
firms/$1.5<br />
billion<br />
Sonangol/$780<br />
million<br />
PDVSA<br />
Sinopec up to $6<br />
billion if new<br />
refinery is<br />
built<br />
G and S Engineering<br />
and Construction<br />
(South Korea)<br />
Daelim (S. Korea)—<br />
Part 2; Tecnimont<br />
(Italy)—Part 3<br />
2011 Azar Gas Field Gazprom (Russia)<br />
$1.4 billion<br />
$4 billion ($2<br />
bn each part)<br />
CNPC (China) $4.7 billion<br />
20 million<br />
tonnes of<br />
LNG annually<br />
by 2012
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