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July 20, 2015

No contact with Iran, European gas pipeline group says
Baar, Switzerland (UPI) Jul 17, 2015
A consortium managing a pipeline designed as way to diversify the European natural gas sector said it hasn't made any contacts with potential Iranian suppliers. Iran may receive staged sanctions relief as a result of the breakthrough nuclear agreement brokered with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany. Energy companies BP and Shell both confirmed in response to emailed questions they were reviewing potential work in an Iranian oil sector that could be opening up t ... read more

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