Presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei addresses people in Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque of Asalouyeh city in southern Iran on May 29, 2013.[/caption]Independent presidential candidate, Mohsen Rezaei, says the giant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf is a shared energy reservoir, and no party has the right to exploit its resources on its own.
Addressing a group of people at Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Asalouyeh city in southern Iran on Wednesday, Rezaei said the gas field belongs to Iran and Qatar, and if elected president he would not allow Britain or any other country to make decisions about it.
Secretary of Expediency Council also noted that the field has huge reserves but Irans production capacity hasnt been up to the mark so far.
South Pars is part of a wider gas field that is shared with Qatar. The larger field covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which are in Iran's territorial waters (South Pars) in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, referred to as the North Dome, are in Qatar's territorial waters.
The gas field contains 14 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, about eight percent of the world's reserves, and more than 18 billion barrels of LNG resources.
In Irans June 14 election, Rezaei will be competing against Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, President of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, former First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election, after the Guardian Council vets the candidates.
By Press TV
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