Abstract

Despite the fact that the production of hydrocarbons in the Caspian Sea basin is not a priority for Iran, Tehran attaches special importance to strengthening economic cooperation with the littoral states. Iran, which was out of a regional discourse for a long time, comes up with initiatives that can shape new approaches towards the regional development in a broad array of issues, including extraction and transportation of hydrocarbon resources. For instance, recent developments have shown that the Iranian authorities clearly acknowledge that the energy factor still has a prevailing influence on both the shaping and implementation of economic and foreign priorities of the Caspian states, the economy of which remains export-oriented. As a result, Iran started to prepare the ground for the joint development of the Caspian offshore deposits and resuming oil swap operations.Therefore, the main purpose of the paper is to consider Iran’s policy toward the Caspian region highlighting Tehran’s energy strategy towards the Caspian basin and focusing on the exploration activities and prospects of development of offshore fields, as well as energy cooperation with littoral states.

Highlights

  • Despite the fact that the production of hydrocarbons in the Caspian Sea basin is not a priority for Iran, Tehran attaches special importance to strengthening economic cooperation with the littoral states

  • It is quite understandable that Iran, which is the second largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa region after Saudi Arabia, with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017 of $439.5 billion

  • Tehran has not yet developed a clear framework for cooperation with the Caspian littoral states there is no doubt that Iran is in the process of establishing the Caspian direction of its economic strategy

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Summary

ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ

Аннотация: Несмотря на то, что добыча углеводородов в бассейне Каспийского моря не является приоритетом для Ирана, Тегеран придает особое значение укреплению экономического сотрудничества с прибрежными государствами. К примеру, недавние события наглядно продемонстрировали, что иранские власти отчетливо осознают, что энергетическая отрасль все еще является определяющим фактором при определении экономических и внешнеполитических приоритетов для прикаспийских государств, экономика которых остается экспортно-ориентированной. В результате Иран начал подготавливать почву для совместной разработки морских месторождений Каспия и возобновления операций по нефтяным свопам. Основной целью статьи является рассмотрение политики Ирана в отношении Каспийского региона, делая особый акцент на энергетической стратегии Тегерана в Каспийском бассейне, а также уделяя особое внимание как перспективам развития морских месторождений, так и энергетическому сотрудничеству с прибрежными государствами. А. Последние изменения в каспийской энергетической стратегии Ирана в Каспийском регионе.

INTRODUCTION
EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OFFSHORE FIELDS
ENERGY COOPERATION WITH LITTORAL STATES
OIL SWAPS Bordering the Persian Gulf and Gulf of
Findings
CONCLUSIONS

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