Japan's Inpex in running for Azadegan oil field tender: Iran official

Noreddin Shahnazizadeh, managing director of Iran's Petroleum Engineering and Development Company, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tehran on Jan. 3, 2017. Japanese firm Inpex Corp. has started intense negotiations with National Iranian Oil Co. to develop the Azadegan oil field in southwestern Iran and is a strong candidate for the tender, he said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo