Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Tehran, 14 September: According to a report by the political correspondent of Fars, on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting today, the oil minister Gholamhoseyn Nowzari, talked to reporters and in response to a question regarding the Crescent [gas deal between Iran and the UAE-based Crescent Company] deal, he said: The purpose behind the new negotiations is to amend the contract with regards to the price of gas and we will not sell gas unless the country's interests are fulfilled.

Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 29 August: Iran's Oil Minister here Friday [29 August] considered the Iranian oil industries' greatest challenge in recent years the provision of parts, reiterating that we turned it to an opportunity, manufacturing what we needed in Iran.

Text of report by Iranian daily newspaper Farhang-e Ashti website on 27 July Nowzari announced that petrol, diesel oil and fuel oil will be supplied at free-market rates on daily basis and natural gas and kerosene will be semi-subsidised.

Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Tehran, 22 July: The oil minister [Gholamhoseyn Nowzari] has said that a fourth new oil field has been discovered in the last month.

Text of report in English by Iranian conservative news agency Mehr Tehran, 18 July: The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Russian giant gas company Gazprom have signed an agreement for the development of Iran's oil and gas fields.