Iran to supply 40 gas turbines to Russia

[Compile/Li Huanyu] According to a report by "Russia Today" TV on October 23, the CEO of the Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Corporation told the news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry that Russia and Iran have reached an agreement that Iran will sell 40 units to Russia. Homemade gas turbine.

The CEO did not disclose when the deal took place or when the equipment arrived in Russia. He said that Iran's industrial achievements are not limited to missiles and drones, and that they currently have the ability to independently produce "85% of the equipment required for the gas industry."

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Russia has not commented on Iran's statement. The report pointed out that the two countries are expanding their economic cooperation in the near future. Iran’s Oil Ministry announced late last month that they planned to buy 9 million cubic meters of gas per day from Russia through Azerbaijan to meet their needs, and they would also buy 6 million cubic meters of gas per day for export from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal. Other countries.

They also unveiled an agreement between the state oil company and Gazprom finalized in July that Iranian officials said involved cooperation in the development of oil and gas infrastructure, including the construction of liquefied natural gas receiving terminals and gas pipelines. According to local media reports, the agreement is worth $40 billion.

On the 21st, the Iranian ambassador to Russia also said that Iran plans to increase its food imports from Russia and become the largest importer of Russian food. He said at the recently held "Made in Russia" forum that last year grain was the second largest commodity Iran bought from Russia, and next year, grain will be the first.

The ambassador revealed in May that Iran is likely to import more than 20 million tons of grain and oil crops from Russia every year, a process that will expand in the future.

In addition, the Iranian side also announced in July that the Tehran Stock Exchange had launched rial-ruble currency trading, and the Fars news agency reported that the two countries will use it in other areas of bilateral trade in about a month. Transactions in national currency.

"Russia Today" pointed out that while Russia and Iran strengthen economic cooperation, the United States and its Western allies are using sanctions to crack down on Russia's ties with its Western equipment suppliers.

Earlier this year, Gazprom cut gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline due to technical problems related to gas turbine repairs, the report said. The company said at the time that a gas turbine that was originally supposed to be supplied to Russia by Germany's Siemens was stranded in Canada, and while Germany eventually managed to get it back, it was never shipped to Russia, resulting in maintenance and spare parts for some equipment. There was a problem with the delivery.

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At present, due to the natural gas leakage caused by the explosion of the submarine pipeline, the Nord Stream 1 and the yet-to-be-operated Nord Stream 2 pipeline are currently out of operation.