TEHRAN (Kyodo) The chief of Iran's national oil corporation has expressed reluctance to extend the deadline for negotiations with Japan's Inpex Corp. on the development of the Azadegan oil field, an Iranian news agency reported Monday.
Gholam-Hossein Nowzari, managing director of National Iranian Oil Co., said in an interview with Fars News Agency that he does not believe the national corporation can set a fresh deadline. A Sept. 15 deadline was extended to Sept. 30.
Inpex, linked to the Japanese government, is reportedly asking for another month to the end of October.