In an interview, Morteza Behrouzifar said about the areas of cooperation and interaction between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the field of energy: First, the less a country has tensions with neighboring countries or with the world, it is a positive factor for economic growth. there is a war and there is tension and inflammation, there will be no dream called development, and in fact, development is a mirage for this country and it will definitely not come true if it there is no tension and Iran, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries are efficient for the markets in terms of reducing or deciding to increase production; It can be important and effective provided that Iran also has the possibility of being present on world markets.
He added: Now, due to the sanctions, Iran is not included in the quota, at the same time, if we want to interact with Saudi Arabia in the field of energy, we must know that the Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil producer. world and is a complete competitor, and if we imagine that this country is in the oil fields of Iran, let us invest so that we can increase production; Basically, this is not logical, but considering that Saudi Arabia is a country that needs a significant amount of gas, perhaps cooperation and interaction programs can be defined.
A member of the academic staff of the Institute for International Energy Studies said: gas exports to Saudi Arabia can reach this country by sea or Kuwait only in certain years, especially during the summer season when electricity consumption peaks, it burns up to 900,000 barrels of crude oil per day in its power plants; It has the potential to capture significant volumes of gas for desalination and power generation.
He said: The Dolphin project was supposed to build a pipeline from Qatar and cover all the countries on the southern border of the Persian Gulf, but due to border issues and disputes in Saudi Arabia, the border limits were unclear. It only went to the United Arab Emirates and it didn't happen that the pipeline went to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and even Iraq, so Saudi Arabia hardly receives any gas and consumes a large part of its consumption of petroleum products and even in some cases 900,000 barrels of crude oil instead of electricity supply the summer
Behrouzifar pointed out: "In the field of energy, the only place where one can imagine cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is only in gas. In the field of oil, we are competitors and can't be partners or friends, in other words, the economic issues are very bare."
Therefore, it is clear that there is no possibility of oil cooperation between the two countries, the only place where we can have a definition of joint cooperation is in the field of gas, and if the disputes are over, we can also resolve the Arash gas pitch amicably.
He reminded: In any case, as long as we are under sanctions, no country will have development interaction with us, regarding the joint development of oil and gas fields and areas, there is no has no obligation to oblige the party to respect the rights of the parties.
According to Ilna, on March 19, 2022, Iran and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement in Beijing to resume diplomatic relations.
After that, technical delegations were exchanged to review the process of reopening diplomatic places, and finally, on June 16 and 17, the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Jeddah, as well as the Iranian representative office. at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, have been reopened.
The Saudi Embassy in Tehran temporarily resumed operations at a hotel in Tehran on August 12, and Jeddah's Consulate General in Mashhad also started its official activities in a hotel this week until after the buildings of the two diplomatic plazas are completed. moved.
This report indicates; Following this agreement, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the visit of Hossein Amir Abdollahian to Saudi Arabia in response to the invitation of his Saudi counterpart was on the agenda soon. Perhaps this can be an opening to solve problems related to Arash (Al-Dara) or broader areas of cooperation in the field of energy between the two countries.