The tenders are due for issue sometime in November and that his company was having talks with two multinational giants. Javadi has confirmed that discussions are under way with both BP and BP and Royal Dutch/Shell and all parties concerned were making "good progress".
The NIOC LNG tender is for the construction of gas desalination and loading facilities, liquidation equipment and two LNG production lines. These facilities must have a capacity to handle up to 4.8 million tonnes a year.