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Citing U.S. assets, Total chief says would have to review Iran gas deal if new sanctions arose

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Updated: Tue, Nov 14, 2017
04:36 pm
Reuters
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French oil and gas major Total would have to review its Iran gas project if the United States decided to impose unilateral sanctions on Tehran, given the company`s assets in the U.S. market, its chief executive told CNN.

Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump refused to formally certify that Iran was complying with the nuclear deal, defying both allies and adversaries. He warned that he might ultimately terminate the agreement. The U.S. Congress now has about a month to decide whether to reinstate sanctions.

"Either we can do the deal legally if there is a legal framework," Patrick Pouyanne said in remarks made to CNNMoney Emerging Markets late on Monday. "If we cannot do that for legal reasons, because of [a] change of [the] regime of sanctions, then we have to revisit it."

Pouyanne`s office confirmed the interview had taken place.

"If there is a sanctions regime [on Iran], we have to look at it carefully," Pouyanne said.

"We work in the U.S., we have assets in the U.S., we just acquired more assets in the U.S," he added.

Total became the first Western oil major to sign an agreement with Iran to develop phase 11 of Iran`s South Pars - the world`s largest gas field.

It also increased its U.S. presence on Nov. 8 when it announced a deal to buy the liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets of energy group Engie, including its stake in the Cameron LNG project in Louisiana.

Iran has repeatedly said the Total/South Pars transaction demonstrated the success of the nuclear deal, hoping that other major western and Asian firms would sign agreements with Iran.

However, given the fear of possible U.S. sanctions, western firms and major international banks have still shied away from the country.

Pouyanne said that until the U.S. made its decision, it would push ahead with the South Pars deal, repeating that the company hoped for first contracts by January.

(This article has not been edited by Zeebiz editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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