EghtesadOnline: Iran is readying its first round of oil and gas exploration tenders since the easing of economic sanctions in Jan. 2016, hoping to attract the likes of BP and Gazprom, an Iranian energy official said on the sidelines of an energy industry conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday.

EghtesadOnline: Tehran will extend the list of international companies that will be eligible for bidding in its coming oil and gas tenders, a deputy at the National Iranian Oil Company said.