Tasnim � Senior executives from German gas and energy companies are scheduled to visit the First Iran International Gas Show (IRGS 2018) to be held in Tehran in September.


The companies are active in the fields of natural gas exploration, production, transportation, storage, marketing and other related services, and provide professional solutions to upstream and downstream projects, Financial�Tribune reported on Sunday.

Organizers have made arrangements with Iran's Oil Ministry as well as the country's economic attach� in Berlin for the presence of the German delegation in IRGS 2018.

The international gas event will be held on September 1-4 at Shahr-e-Aftab International Exhibition Complex, with about 200 local and foreign firms in attendance.

Iran owns about 18% of the world�s gas reserves and its production accounts for over 5% of the global figure.

The event will be a tremendous opportunity to attract more foreign players into the profitable sector.