Iran will sign a final contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) today covering the development of the North Pars gas field, Iran's Fars News Agency reported, citing the oil ministry's SHANA news web site.
SHANA said the contract is believed to be worth about 16 bln usd.
The Iranian party to the agreement is Pars Oil and Gas Co, the report said.
SHANA said North Pars contains 80 trln cubic feet of gas, with each phase of development expected to involve production capacity of 1.2 bln cubic feet per day.
CNOOC was not immediately available for comment when contacted by XFN-Asia.
CNOOC, parent of CNOOC Ltd (HK 0853) signed a memorandum of understanding on North Pars early last year as part of a 16 bln usd supply deal.
Under the terms of the initial agreement, CNOOC was to purchase North Pars output for 25 years in the form of liquefied natural gas.
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