Will Iran become a major gas exporter?

[PakPrinciples]

The problem is that Iran is a dictatorship and what happens in a dictatorship is always the same: one group of like minded individuals take over the nation and take every soul hostage. Iranians know what's right for Iran, but the problem is that Iranians aren't in power.

Iran's current government came about through a revolution that was hard won. Don't discount the sacrifices of your own people to put in place a government "for the people by the people" (ex. US was forged out of a war of independence and then a civil war, China war forged out of a civil war, Japan was forged out of a civil war, etc...).

However, I will say that the Shah in many respects was better when it came to engagement with other Muslims (particularly Pakistan) and did exemplify Muslim brotherhood/solidarity on various levels while the current leadership seems to be fixated on a fictitious "Sunni vs. Shiite" war that doesn't exist outside of the GCC leaderships views of Iran (ex. in consideration of approval ratings for Iran from Pakistan and Indonesia). However, on the other hand the Shah did act as a tool of the West to try and keep down Islam in Iran.

Shake hands with the West, and we'll triple/quadruple our GDP in 10-15 years.

Friendship with the West comes with a heavy cost and it's usually increased interference (ex. overthrow of Mosaddegh and the imposition of the Shah) and decreased independence (usually resulting from a reliance on their economies which they use as leverage to force obedience or if you don't obey they'll arm your enemy - ex. Iraq under Saddam in Iran's case or India in Pakistan's case - and have them wage war on you). The countries which weathered the 2009 economic crisis the best were the very countries that had the fewest dealings with the West (ex. Iran and Syria).

Trade with the West means nothing when it comes to economic growth. India has strong economic relations with the US and Europe and J.P Morgan has now reduced it's growth prospects for the remainder of the year fiscal year (to March 2014) to 4.1% after achieving growth rates of around 5% or less since the end of 2012 (well below the once lofty ambitions of achieving continuous 9+% yearly growth) regardless of the trade incentives they have been afforded because of their ties. Iran's government above all else is honest, far more honest/dedicated to the country than governments in other Muslim nations.

These countries aren't interested in your success or security they're interested in their own prosperity. Just like they abandoned Afghanistan post USSR-Afghan war they abandoned Iran, or then Persia, post 1930s even though Iran requested assistance sorting out it's financial affairs and wanted engagement. I posted a response to a highly flawed strategic policy view Aeronaut made which suggested Pakistan become "non-aligned" (even though he wanted us to be a part of SCO which itself is a military/economic alliance) and what I said was that alliances are good but what countries/forces you ally with is are important (Muslims need to form an economic/military bloc out of the OIC). Iranians supported the N. Alliance in Afghanistan instead of working with Pakistan (which has the highest approval rating of Iran in the world at around 76%) and now that very group has not only sided with Americans but partnered with the Indians to cut off Iran's access to water via the Salma dam. Those same Indian "allies" who at the first chance they got jumped aboard US sanctions against Iran (only now are thinking of violating them because their own economy is in tatters and they feel it's in their own interests to do so) even voted against the country three times at the IAEA.

I have my own views on how Iran and all Muslim nations in general can become more economically secure and increase the capabilities of their armed forces.

 

[Panther 57]

If we will make a good relationship with west and The US, yes we can be major gas exporter in the world

And then wait to see what they do with Iran, worst then Iraq and Afghanistan

 

[iranigirl2]

Siri Island to turn into Iran’s gas export hub: Official


The managing director of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) says Siri Island in the Persian Gulf will turn into the country’s gas export hub in the near future.


Mahmoud Zirakchianzadeh said on Sunday that Siri Island is currently connected to the main production and consumption centers through a pipeline network, which runs hundreds of kilometers.

He added a pipeline, running 147 kilometers (91 miles) through the sea, links the island to the Salman oilfield in the Persian Gulf, which is shared by Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Zirakchianzadeh went on to say that Siri Island is also connected through a 313-kilometer-long (194-mile-long) pipeline to Assaluyeh in the southern province of Bushehr, a 67-kilometer-long (41-mile-long) pipeline to the Mobarak offshore platform as well as an 80-kilometer-long (49-mile-long) pipeline to Sharjah -- the third largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates.

The IOOC managing director further stated that Siri Island covers the Dena, Sivand, Esfand, Alvand and Mobarak oil fields as well as the Nosrat oil field, which lies 28 kilometers (17 miles) south of the island.

On February 14, the largest natural gas liquids (NGL) plant in the Persian Gulf came on stream in Siri Island.

The Siri NGL project, which includes a pipeline linking Siri Island to Qeshm Island, and another pipeline connecting Siri Island to Kish Island, Siri NGL plant, and Kish gas pressure boost station, costs $500 million.

The plant reportedly collects 100 to 104 million cubic feet per day of dry gas, and saves Iran around $5-7 million per day and over $2 billion per annum as a result of not burning flare gas.

The NGL plant is projected to produce 1,400 barrels of gas condensates, 1,500 barrels of pentane, 4,000 barrels of butane, and 8,000 barrels of propane per day.

Several Asian and European countries have expressed readiness to purchase condensate and gas liquids from the Siri plant, despite the illegal US-engineered oil and gas sanctions against Iran.


Is this the same Island that was attacked?

 

[Sam1980]

And then wait to see what they do with Iran, worst then Iraq and Afghanistan

Are you joking? U.S. invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan was the best thing that could have happened to those countries. You have a dictator who doesn't care about well-being of his people in one and religious nutjobs in another, if it wasn't because of Sunni-Shia war in Iraq, Iraq could have been jewel of the middle-east. But behind Saudi and Qatari reasons for supporting terrorism in Iraq, I actually find oil a bigger motive than sectarian issues.

@gambit @Abii @Uhuhu @borozgmehr @Doritos What do you think?

 

[Panther 57]

Are you joking? U.S. invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan

Referring to these countries was not in the context which you have taken. Countries desirous of US friendship has to pay even higher price.

 

[iranigirl2]

Are you joking? U.S. invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan was the best thing that could have happened to those countries. You have a dictator who doesn't care about well-being of his people in one and religious nutjobs in another, if it wasn't because of Sunni-Shia war in Iraq, Iraq could have been jewel of the middle-east. But behind Saudi and Qatari reasons for supporting terrorism in Iraq, I actually find oil a bigger motive than sectarian issues.

@gambit @Abii @Uhuhu @borozgmehr @Doritos What do you think?

U.S plan was not to end the dictatorship.

have you read about the new middle east and Euroasia map?


The plan is to divide up the countries, create ethnic sectarian wars, and make sure U.S rules the new Middle East and Euroasia.

The Taliban had full U.S support from 1980's to 1999.


Sources:

http://www.takeoverworld.info/Grand_Chessboard.pdf


http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf


http://www.libertarianismo.org/livros/StephanSniegoski_TheTransparentCabal.pdf

 

[Falon]

We have worlds largest gas reserves.
We also have 700 billion of oil reserves but right now only abut 160 billion are recoverable.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

one of the ways is connecting pipelines like Iran-Pakistan-India and China connection towards Asia....