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    FARS: Iran to Export Gas to Europe via Turkey

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Iran's gas production capacity will double by 2015 once the development plans of the phases of the South Pars gas field are implemented.

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FARS: Iran to Export Gas to Europe via Turkey

Iran announced that the necessary grounds have been paved for the export of the country's gas supplies to the European countries via Turkey, despite the new EU sanctions against Tehran.

"In addition to the agreement signed for the export of gas to Pakistan and Iraq, the permission to export gas to Europe via Turkey has also been taken," Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi said on Sunday.

The plan to transit Iran's gas to Europe through Turkey came after the failure of negotiations on the construction of the Nabucco gas pipeline, which prompted some European companies to officially ask for importing Iran's natural gas.  MORE