Tehran advised not to export gas

[phantom power]

Use it, or sell it? Use it, or sell it?
Whee.

TEHRAN: An influential research centre of Iranian parliament has sounded a downbeat note on the future of Iran’s gas industry, saying that exports would not be possible in the next 10 years given the scale of domestic consumption.

The warning was supported by Iran’s sacked oil minister on Sunday. “It seems that for at least the next 10 years there will not be any extra gas for export. Iran is advised to remove gas export from the country’s policy due to the limited production capacity,” the panel said. Turkey is currently the only recipient of Iranian gas exports, receiving several billion cubic metres annually.

But Iran is seeking to export large quantities of gas to Turkey and other countries in the Middle East, as well as to India and Pakistan through new pipelines. Iranian media reported on Sunday that Iran’s sacked oil minister had also issued a parting warning to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, predicting a looming “catastrophe” in the Iranian energy sector because of high consumption.

“If we do not find a solution to the energy problem in the next 15 years, the country will face a catastrophe,” Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh was quoted as saying at his farewell ceremony late on Saturday by the ISNA student news agency.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=9691

[whistle]

1. Isn't natural gas dangerous to transport by any means but pipe line?

...Bulk transport under high pressure or in liquified fashion would be very costly from Iran I would think.

[MADem]

2. They probably will need it for CARS. You know how they run cars on those propane tanks over there?

Well, they're RATIONING gasoline over there (oh, yeah) because they have no refining capacity. They import half the gasoline they use. And gas prices, for the region, are high.

It's bad news over that way. Their infrastructure is crumbing. NOTHING has been done in any meaningful way since the Shah left.

[Burma Jones]

3. Theocracy............

At least they're executing adulterers.

[IDemo]

4. Well, here's a thought, and I know it sounds crazy

But if I were them, I would follow India's example and begin working toward building nuclear power plants. That should gain them the full backing of the US government, shouldn't it?

Maybe I'm missing something here, I don't know...