Speaking on Saturday morning, Mr. Owji also
underlined signing of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and Nigeria
for cooperation in various fields, including the export of technical and
engineering services and petrochemical products (urea).
Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with the
visiting Nigerian Timipre Sylva, the Nigeria Minister of State for Petroleum
Resources, stating that Iran and Nigeria had previously held various talks on
the sidelines of the meeting of the heads of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
(GECF) in Qatar.
“In
today's meeting, according to the previous constructive meetings with the
Nigerian side, a favorable memorandum of understanding for cooperation was
signed between Iranian companies and Nigeria in various fields of energy,
including the export of technical and engineering services to this African
country, fueling gasoline cars using the capabilities of Iranian companies,
using the capabilities of Nigerian side for production of liquefied natural gas
(LNG) and the development of Nigerian oil and gas fields.”
Pointing out that the reconstruction and
modernization of Nigeria's oil and gas refineries was one of the other
highlights of today's memorandum, Mr Owji clarified: “Considering Nigeria's
high capacities in the field of crude oil export and LNG production plants and
the export of this energy carrier, we can establish long-term cooperation
between the two countries.”