Monday, January 24, 2005

Iran Criticises BP Plans

Reuters:
Iran considers a decision by British oil giant BP to freeze any plans to operate in the Islamic state an unfriendly act which will not be forgotten, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh says.

BP Chief Executive John Browne told the Sunday Times it was "impractical" for BP to do business in Iran due to the company's large operations in the United States. more