TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) � An official said Shell and Total oil companies have set receiving of 20 to 25 percent of fuel sale commission as a precondition for constructing new filling stations in Iran.

Head of Iran's CNG Association Ardeshir Dadras, while pointing to held negotiations with a number of world�s leading oil firms over construction and implementation of filling stations inside the country, said �the talks have been conducted between Iranian private sector investors and foreign oil companies.�

The official underlined that giant oil firms like Royal Dutch Shell�and France�s Total have defined two preconditions before embarking on the project.

�On requirement posed by foreign firms has been to launch floating prices for various energy carriers like petrol, diesel, LPG and CNG,� underscored Dadras outlining the second proviso as receiving a total of 20 to 25 percent of commission for sales per unit of each fuel type.

He reiterated that world�s oil companies have called for receiving�up to 25% commission for selling each cubic meter of CNG or LPG stating �however, the commission rate for gasoline and diesel has been set at about 10 to 12 percent by the European parties.�

�Given the current energy prices and fees, Iranian oil companies cannot afford to cooperate in construction or implementation of fuel stations,� recalled Ardeshir Dadras adding �commission rates have remained at a low constant level over the past two years leaving foreign and domestic companies with no desire or incentive to construct new fuel stations in Iran.�

By Mehr News Agency