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Iran is planning to open a commodity exchange, variously referred to as the Iran Petroleum Exchange, International Oil Bourse or Iranian Oil Bourse. The acronym IOB has been used as it can be interpreted as either "International Oil Bourse" or "Iranian Oil Bourse", but it has no official status. It would be a Petrobourse for petroleum, petrochemicals and gas in various non-dollar currencies, primarily the Euro. If successful, it would establish a euro-based pricing mechanism for oil trading, or oil marker as it is called by traders.

The geographical location is expected to be the Persian Gulf island of Kish (which is designated by Iran as a free trade zone.)^[1].

The bourse has not yet opened, having missed at least three announced opening dates.

Background

The three current oil markers are all US dollar denominated: North America's West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI), North Sea Brent Crude, and the UAE Dubai Crude. The two major oil bourses are the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in New York City and the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) in London. The proposed Iranian bourse would establish a fourth oil marker, denominated by the euro.

Timeline

The Iranian oil bourse, first reported in 2005, was to have a planned opening date of March 20, 2006 ^[2], which is the Iranian New Year, Nauroz. According to an April 2005 report, the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), the Wimpole Consortium and a private staff fund for retired petroleum workers will together form the consortium developing the exchange ^[3].

In January 2006, Chris Cook of the Wimpole Consortium referred to delays in the process due to the election to the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and subsequent difficulty in appointing a new oil minister acceptable both to the president and parliament ^[4].

In March 2006, the Petroleum Minister of Iran, Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh, announced that due to "technical glitches", the Bourse launch was postponed, with no new date set. ^[5]. However, as of April 26 Iran had restarted its move to open the oil market, and Kazem announced the bourse was set to open the first week of May ^[6].

In May 2006, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Davud Danesh-Jafari said the Oil Ministry has a two-month deadline for presenting the Articles of Association of the Iranian Oil Bourse. Danesh-Jafari said that the Euro had not yet been finalized as the legal tender of transactions in the oil bourse, and the final decision about that depends upon the Oil Ministry’s proposed IOB Articles of Association ^[7]

During the first phase of its implementation, the Iranian Oil Bourse plans to offer financial derivatives relating to crude oil.

In July 2006, a building has been purchased and the projected opening date is September 2006. ^[8] On September 15, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh stated that all preparatory requirements had been arranged for launching the oil stock market in the country.^[9] However, the launch has still not occurred.

In December 2006 Bloomberg cited two Iranian newspapers reporting Iran's Minister of Economy Davoud Danesh-Ja'fariIran as wanting to cut US dollar based transactions to a minimum.^[10]

Citations

^ Kish Oil Exchange Planned, Iran Daily, January 24, 2006
^ The Iranian line in the sand, Dan Crawford, The Republic (Vancouver), August 18 to 31, 2005
^ A star rises in the east, Stella Farrington, April 2005
^ Speaking freely: What the Iran 'nuclear issue' is really about, Chris Cook, January 21, 2006, Asia Times/energybulletin.net
^ A frenzied Persian new year, March 22, 2006, Asia Times
^ Iran oil bourse next week, April 26, 2006, Iranian.ws
^ Ministry to offer IOB Articles of Association in two months, May 19, 2006, Mehr News Agency
^ Iranian Journel, building has been purchased and new date is September, accessed July 6 2006
^ Iran's oil bourse to be launched, September 15, 2006, Mehr News Agency
^ Iran May Reduce Use of Dollar, Tehran Papers Say, December 6, 2006, Bloomberg

Literature

Clark, William R.: Petrodollar Warfare : Oil, Iraq and the Future of the Dollar, New Society Publishers, 2005, ISBN 0-86571-514-9

External links

[1] Dollar Imperialism and Iran
PetroTalk Portal for petro related Articles, Discussion, Links and more
infowars article, infowars, May 9, 2006
Iran oil bourse next week, Persian Journal, Apr 26, 2006
Iran takes on west's control of oil trading, The Guardian
The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target: The Emerging Euro-denominated International Oil Marker
Petrodollar Warfare: Dollars, Euros and the Upcoming Iranian Oil Bourse
The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse
Trading oil in euros – does it matter?
Will the Iranian Oil Bourse Threaten the Dollar?
Petrodollars and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation: Understanding the Planned Assault on Iran, Centre for Research on Globalization, February 10, 2006
The Iranian line in the sand
Petrodollar or Petroeuro? A new source of global conflict
The Iranian Threat: The Bomb or the Euro?
The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target
Will Iran’s oil kill the U.S. dollar?
Strange ideas about the Iranian oil bourse (a counterpoint with countercounterpoints in comments...)
Why Iran's Oil Bourse can't break the Buck

[irandailykish-1] Kish Oil Exchange Planned, Iran Daily, January 24, 2006

[republicvancouver-2] The Iranian line in the sand, Dan Crawford, The Republic (Vancouver), August 18 to 31, 2005

[opencapital-3] A star rises in the east, Stella Farrington, April 2005

[atimes-4] Speaking freely: What the Iran 'nuclear issue' is really about, Chris Cook, January 21, 2006, Asia Times/energybulletin.net

[atimesfrenzy-5] A frenzied Persian new year, March 22, 2006, Asia Times

[iranianwsnextweek-6] Iran oil bourse next week, April 26, 2006, Iranian.ws

[7] Ministry to offer IOB Articles of Association in two months, May 19, 2006, Mehr News Agency

[8] Iranian Journel, building has been purchased and new date is September, accessed July 6 2006

[9] Iran's oil bourse to be launched, September 15, 2006, Mehr News Agency

[10] Iran May Reduce Use of Dollar, Tehran Papers Say, December 6, 2006, Bloomberg

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 In July 2006, a building has been purchased and the projected opening date is September 2006. <ref>[http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_16543.shtml Iranian Journel], building has been purchased and new date is September, accessed July 6 2006</ref> On  September 15, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh stated that all preparatory requirements had been arranged for launching the oil stock market in the country.<ref>[http://www.payvand.com/news/06/sep/1182.html Iran's oil bourse to be launched], [[September 15]], [[2006]], [[Mehr News Agency]]</ref> However, the launch has still not occurred.
-In December 2006 Bloomberg cited two Iranian newspapers reporting Iran's Minister of Economy Davoud Danesh-Ja'fariIran as wanting to cut US dollar based transactions to a minimum.<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a5EsYUqL5LLs Iran May Reduce Use of Dollar, Tehran Papers Say], [[December 6]], [[2006]], [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]</ref> Iran-Kyrgyzstan Joint Economic Commission will credit 50 Million Euros to Kyrgyzstan for primarily industrial joint projects, showing a strong commitment to large Euro dealing. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
+In December 2006 Bloomberg cited two Iranian newspapers reporting Iran's Minister of Economy Davoud Danesh-Ja'fariIran as wanting to cut US dollar based transactions to a minimum.<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a5EsYUqL5LLs Iran May Reduce Use of Dollar, Tehran Papers Say], [[December 6]], [[2006]], [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]</ref>
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