Massoud Mirkazemi did not name any firms in a report carried by Mehr News Agency. But another official last month said Iran had given Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol one week to decide on their involvement in the offshore field.
May 8th, 2010:
Iran steps up gas field pressure on foreign firms
Shells Alaska Oil Drilling Plan Draws New Scrutiny
In a letter late Thursday, the director of the United States Minerals Management Service asked the president of Shell, Marvin E. Odum, to provide more information about safety precautions for the project while the agency, part of the Interior Department, conducts an expanded review of permit applications based on the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Shell, we are Africans, not slaves
MAY DAY PROTEST BY SHELL EMPLOYEES IN MOROCCO OVER SHELL PLANS TO EXIT FROM 21 AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITHOUT SEVERANCE OR COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO SHELL STAFF
U.S. seeks more data from Shell on Arctic Ocean drilling plans
"The recent and ongoing tragedy of the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico highlights the importance of taking every step necessary to ensure the safety of all offshore drilling operations," Elizabeth Birnbaum, the director of the Minerals Management Service, wrote Thursday to Marvin Odum, the head of Shell's North American division.