NISOC <\/a><\/strong>managing director said negotiations were underway way to launch oil cooperation with BP<\/strong><\/a>, Argentina<\/a>\u2019s YPF as well as China<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Sinopec <\/a><\/strong>and CNPC<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Aiming at attracting maximum investment and modern technology, Iran\u2019s Oil Ministry, in addition to introducing new model of oil contracts, dubbed as the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC<\/a><\/strong>), has allowed National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC<\/a>) to prepare its own specific model for oil contracts.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The model of contract based on which the NISOC has signed several Memorandums of Understanding with international companies was drawn up an aim to attract foreign investment and new technologies.<\/p>\n Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with Iranian companies, Managing Director of NISOC Bijan Alipour said his company was conducting meetings with qualified Iranian and foreign firms.<\/p>\n He urged domestic firms to pick up foreign partners in order to take advantage of financial resources and modern technologies for cooperation and development of Iranian oil fields.<\/p>\n He voiced optimism towards outcomes of meetings and expressed hope that a number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) will be inked.<\/p>\n He said two MoUs had been signed with Pergas Consortium and Schlumberger in the framework of the NISOC contract model; \u201ctalks are underway with BP (British Petroleum)<\/a><\/strong>, Argentina\u2019s largest oil company YPF in addition to China\u2019s Sinopec and CNPC<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n Alipour also pointed to the upcoming visit of PGNiG <\/a>(literally: Polish <\/a>Petroleum and Gas <\/a><\/strong>Mining) officials to Tehran in order to begin negotiations with NISOC.<\/p>\n Based on the NISOC contract, the Parsi, Karanj, Rag Sefid and Shadegan fields, consisting nine reservoirs, will be developed.<\/p>\n