Germany Approves Export of Natural Gas Equipment to Iran
Germany's federal export control office has cleared the way for an engineering company to build three plants for Iran to liquefy natural gas, a government spokesman said Tuesday.The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control [known as BAFA] concluded after a 12-month investigation that plans by Steiner-Prematechnik-Gastec to build equipment for converting natural gas to a liquid do not violate sanctions against Iran.
"Because the equipment would be built here and then sent to Iran, that work does not fall under any existing sanctions involving Iran," said Holger Beutel, a spokesman for the government office.
Labels: Export Controls, Germany, Sanctions; Iran