Senior Iranian and Omani officials in Muscat Tuesday signed accords on oil and gas cooperation.
The accords were signed by Iran's Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri- Hamaneh and Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbul Bin-Ali Sultan during Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad's two-day visit to Oman.
The accords included bilateral cooperation on development of a gas fields in Iran with Oman's investment, constructing of a gas pipeline from Iran to Oman, cooperation in production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its sale and development of Hengam joint gas field.
Iran and Oman also agreed to set up a joint company for mutual oil cooperation.
Vaziri-Hamaneh and Sultan also signed agreements on transfer of gas from northern Iran's neighboring states to Oman.
Ahmadinezhad wound up his visit to Oman and left Muscat for Tehran Tuesday.
(BBC News, 16/05/2007)