Rostam Ghassemi
Britain quashes company’s plan to pay Iran in goods
The British government has blocked efforts by Royal Dutch Shell to settle its $2.3-billion debt to Iran with payments in grain or pharmaceuticals, Reuters reports. » read more
Iranian minister details drop in energy revenues
Iran’s Oil Minister has informed Parliament that the country’s oil revenues have fallen by 40 percent. » read more
Iran says it can live without oil money
Iran says it may stop exporting oil if international sanctions against it are intensified, adding that it has a contingency plan for running the country without oil revenues. » read more
Iran, Egypt holding oil negotiations: minister
Iran’s Oil Minister has announced that Tehran is negotiating potential oil deals with Cairo. » read more
Iran uses summit as chance to sell oil
Iran’s Oil Minister says his ministry is negotiating with buyers of Iranian oil at the 16th NAM summit in Tehran. » read more
New measures to counter sanctions’ impact
Iran’s Minister of Oil has issued “new orders” for dealing with international sanctions against Iran’s oil industry, his deputy minister has announced. » read more
Oil minister rallies staff to confront sanctions
As EU oil embargo against Iran took effect today, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Ghassemi issued a directive “mobilizing all managers and employees of the oil ministry” to confront these sanctions. » read more
Oil Minister warns West against sanctions
Iran’s Minister of Oil warned today that sanctions on Iranian oil will lead to a leap in the price of oil on the global market and he called on the West to move wisely in this regard. » read more
Iran stops oil sales to Shell
Iran’s Oil Minister says Iran has stopped selling crude to the British-Dutch company Shell because it has not paid its debts. » read more
Iran suspends oil sales to France and Britain
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Ghassemi has announced that Iran has stopped oil exports to France and Britain. » read more














