Bill on protection of Caspian Sea biodiversity approved
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has approved the draft Protocol for the Conservation of Biodiversity, annexed to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea.
New gas reserve in Caspian Sea could make Iran a major supplier to Europe
Iran’s Khazar Exploration and Production Company (KEPCO) is exploring a new gas reserve in the Caspian Sea region in the north of the country, which according to estimates can meet one-fifth of Europe’s gas needs.
Caspian Sea level shrinks by 5-10cm on year
The average annual water level of the Caspian Sea has decreased by about 5 to 10 cm compared to a year before, according to the network information of the Ministry of Energy.
Quarterly exports to Caspian Sea littoral states nears $329m
The value of Iran’s exports to the Caspian Sea littoral states stood at $328.917 million in the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.
Iran welcomes scientific cooperation related to Caspian Sea
Iranian academic and scientific institutions have always supported scientific initiatives in relation to the Caspian Sea, Kazem Jalali, Ambassador of Iran to Russia said.
Iran-Russia Permanent Navigation Line to Be Launched
A member of the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce announced the operation of a permanent container-carrying ship line between the two countries in the Caspian Sea.
Iran caviar farming booms despite renewed ban in Caspian
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran is expanding its farming for sturgeon and other fishes that lay eggs known as the caviar, the country’s fishery chief says, despite a decision by five littoral states of the Caspian Sea to renew a ban on caviar hunting in the enclosed body of water. Head of Iran Fisheries Organization […]
Iran pursue joint naval drills in Caspian Sea
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said Iran is seeking to stage joint naval drills in the Caspian Sea with regional countries, following the recent successful drill with Russia and China in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman. He made the remark on Iran plans to make up […]
Iran-Russia Agreement to Expand Port, Maritime Cooperation
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Managing Director of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization Mohammad Rastad and Head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation Yury Tsvetkov in a meeting made a mutual agreement to expand the cooperation between the two countries in the Caspian Sea. During the meeting, the two sides discussed exchanging port […]
Joint Caspian Projects with Azerbaijan to Expand
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran is determined to carry out joint oil projects with the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea. In a Tuesday meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev in Tehran, Rouhani said Iran is seriously pursuing the implementation of joint projects on oil […]