Moscow and Tehran may build a plant producing liquefied natural gas in Iran, the Russian energy minister said.





BAKU (Sputnik)�� Moscow and Tehran are discussing the possibility of�building a plant producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in�southern Iran, as�well as�supplies of LNG from�this plant in�exchange for�deliveries of�Russian natural gas through�Azerbaijan to�the north of�the country, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Monday.
"In the gas sector, we are considering the prospects of�swap gas deliveries to�northern Iran through�Azerbaijan with�the possibility of�constructing an LNG plant in�southern Iran, receiving the equivalent of�LNG to�be delivered to�markets in�South East Asia where gas consumption is expected to�grow with�higher rates in�the future," Novak told reporters in�Baku following�Russia-Iran-Azerbaijan summit.


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