Iran and Russia’s Gazprom Sign Primary Deal for Energy Cooperation

Iran and Russia’s Gazprom Sign Primary Deal for Energy Cooperation
Model of natural gas pipeline and Gazprom logo, on July 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LONDON—The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Russian gas producer Gazprom signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding worth around $40 billion, Iran’s oil ministry’s news agency SHANA said.

The deal was signed during an online ceremony by the CEOs of both companies on the day Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Tehran for a summit with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts.