Annual capacity of the gas pipeline will reach 33 billion cubic meters.

Iraq earlier warned Kurdish officials against shutting down Kirkuk oil flows.

Top officials. including the prime minister and other cabinet members. would be involved in promoting particular projects to nations in the region.

China remains the largest buyer with four tankers. followed by three to South Korea and two to India. The remaining two could head to Singapore. the data shows.

The world’s fifth-biggest crude importer shipped in 1.83 million tonnes of crude oil from Iran in September.

The terminal could ease the load of tanker traffic at Kharg Oil Terminal off the Persian Gulf coast that is responsible for more than 90% of Iranian oil exports.

Under the sanctions. Iran'.s oil output was slashed by nearly 40% as a handful of buyers shipped in about 1 million bpd of oil from the country under special waivers.

Earlier this week Norway’s Statoil reported yet another dry well in the Barents Sea. some 100 km northwest of the Johan Castberg discovery.

The country started its seismic energy exploration in eastern Mediterranean on April 21 in line with the government’s ``National Energy and Mining Policy.``

Panel discussions will feature women working at several international and local companies.