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Iran seeks to protect Indian market share from Saudi inroads

07/18/2011
Eric WatkinsOil Diplomacy EditorIran continues to supply oil to India, despite receiving no payment for months, in an effort to ward off predatory efforts by Saudi Arabia, according to Mohammad Ali Khatibi, Iran's governor for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries."It seems that Saudi Arabia's actions in the oil market have the smell of competition," said Khatibi. "They are after securing other producers' [market] shares," he said."If Saudi Arabia in its recent moves in the oil market is after political goals then the rules of the game are political and the answer should be a political one too," said Khatibi.India owes Iran anywhere from $2-4 ...
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