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Watching The World: Iran's oil minister nominee

08/01/2011
Eric Watkins Oil Diplomacy Editor Aug. 3 will be an eventful day for Iran's oil and gas industry, with the country's parliament scheduled to debate on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's latest nominee for the position of oil minister. "I introduce Rostam Qasemi as the oil minister nominee to the parliament," Ahmadinejad last week said in a letter to lawmakers, who will debate a vote of confidence for Qasemi. There will certainly be a lot for them to debate about, too, as Qasemi is head of the Khatam Al-Anbia construction firm, an engineering and construction contractor controlled by Iran's elite Republican Guards. The debate will turn partly on Qasemi's credentials for the position...
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