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Naftiran Intertrade Company limited
Company type Private company/ limited, [1] subsidiary
Industry Oil and gas
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991) [2]
Headquarters
Pully
,
Switzerland
Key people
Aliakbar Pouribrahim (CEO) [3]
Products Petroleum Marketing
Services Trading/ General contracting
RevenueUS$21.9 billion (2008) [4]
$134 million (2008) [4]
Parent NIOC [5]
Website www.naftiran.com

Naftiran Intertrade Company S.à r.l. (NICO) is a Swiss-based subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). NICO is a general contractor for the oil and gas industry. NIOC buys the vast majority of Iran's gasoline imports. [4] NICO is a key player in Iran's energy sector. [4]

History

Naftiran Trading Services (NTS) was established in Jersey, Channel Islands ( United Kingdom) in 1991. The intention was to start trading crude oil and products, as well as to create a competitive opportunity for the investment in oil and gas projects, as well as to play an active role in world energy security. In June 2003, a decision was made by NICOs management to transfer the whole NTS activities to a newly established company named Naftiran Intertrade Co ( Sàrl), in Lausanne, Switzerland. [2] [3]

Petro Suisse Intertrade Company (SA), Hong Kong Intertrade, Noor Energy (Malaysia) Ltd and Petro Energy Intertrade (Dubai), all alleged front companies for NIOC/NICO, have been sanctioned by the United States in 2012. [6]

Revenues

See also: Fuel smuggling in Iran and Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani

From 2005 to 2008, NICO's revenue increased by 50%, from $14.7 billion to $21.9 billion, while its net income rose from $129 million to $134 million. [4]

Subsidiaries

See also: List of Iranian companies

Petropars

Petropars is a general contractor for the oil & gas industry.

PetroIran

Main article: PetroIran

Petroiran Development Company (aka PetroIran or PEDCO) is a general offshore contractor. PEDCO was initially formed to be the Iranian partner of foreign contractors with a 10% share in each buy-back contract.

Iranian Oil Company (IOC)

IOC is in charge of Rhum gasfield in the United Kingdom. Iran owns 50% of the offshore gas field of Rhum in the North Sea, which is Britain's largest untapped gas field. It is a joint-venture with BP worth $1 million a day at June 15, 2010 spot prices. [4]

Foreign participation

See also: Foreign direct investment in Iran
  • Iran has 10% joint-venture participation with BP and other foreign oil companies in Azerbaijani Shah Deniz gas field, producing 8 billion cubic meters of gas per year, worth up to a reported $2.4 billion per year. [4]
  • As at 2010, NICO is a shareholder in BP, holding 24,683,858 shares of the company, worth approximately $775 million, and representing 0.8% of the company's common stock. [4]
  • NICO also holds a 25.77% stake in Indian public sector fertilizer company Madras Fertilizers. [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Naftiran Intertrade company". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "NICO Naftiran Intertrade Company - AboutUs". Naftiran. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Commercial register and SOGC publications for NAFTIRAN INTERTRADE CO. (NICO) limited Avenue de la Tour-Haldimand 6 1009 Pully CH Number CH55010310890". Edoceo. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Calabresi, Massimo (16 June 2010). "Sleeping with the Enemy: BP's Deals with Iran". TIME. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Naftiran Intertrade Company - Company Directory". Arabian Business. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  6. ^ "US tightens sanctions over Iran nuclear programme". BBC. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  7. ^ Narasimhan, T. E. (6 September 2012). "Madras Fert co-promoter objects to GoI's proposal". Business Standard India. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

External links

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