EghtesadOnline: Denmark's Maersk Oil, a new subsidiary of French energy group Total, could sign a deal early next year to develop an offshore Iranian oil project in the Persian Gulf, according to the chief executive officer of Pars Oil and Gas Company.

EghtesadOnline: Denmark's major offshore explorer Maersk Oil is in a strong position to win a contract to produce ultra-light crude from Iran's South Pars gas field and its recent acquisition by France's Total will not adversely affect the potential deal, an official at the National Iranian Oil Co. said.

EghtesadOnline: An official at the National Iranian Oil Company said negotiations with Denmark's Maersk Group over the development of South Pars oil production project have not yielded positive results yet.

EghtesadOnline: The National Iranian Oil Company is studying Maersk Oil's proposal for developing the oil layer of the giant South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf.