چکیده:
Energy has been the main pillar of the global growth and development. Amongst various
sources of energy, oil has the largest share in the global energy consumption. As these energy
reserves tend to decline, few regions, most notably the Middle East which has been at the
forefront with the largest reserves, can fulfill the rising global energy demand. Even then, in
view of its vast energy potential, this region has attracted the attention of the growing
economies of the world. This paper intends to look at one of the significant producers in the
Persian Gulf energy market, Iran, and its energy relations with the Asian giant, China, from the
International Relations perspective. Having a wide variety of capacities, Iran-China relations in
recent years has made special dynamics, so that in different fields, this relationship has been
steadily expanding and deepening. One of the most important capacity building areas in Iran-
China relations is energy. The area of energy certainly has played the most important role in the
dynamics of these relationships. Potential opportunities of bilateral cooperation between Iran
and China in the field of energy are wide, and in case of realization it can have positive
consequences of the political and security.
The aim of this paper is to cover the current oil trade situation between the two countries as
well as the existing problems that are limiting the growth of this relation such as international
sanctions and at the end some suggestions in order to enlarge the trade between the two
countries. In conclusion, we can say that a massive capacity on the basis of "energy" in relations
between Iran and China have emerged that can be used to promote economic relations between
the two countries in the framework of a comprehensive strategy that benefits both countries and
the region. This Capacity must be accompanied with "mutual desire” to take place. Especially
noteworthy is that the existing capacities should not only be considered as "energy economy"
and cooperation in the field of energy, but also should be seen as the overall framework of
"security" and "Asian solidarity”.
خلاصه ماشینی:
On the Status of Iran’s Oil Trade with China in Pre- Nuclear Deal Ali Sotoudehfar* School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China Abstract Energy has been the main pillar of the global growth and development.
This paper has used qualitative descriptive- exploratory method (Creswell, 1994) to describe political relations between Iran and China as well as analysing the situation of Iran’s oil production and uses the exploratory method to explore the existing problems and potentials of economic relations.
Tehran-Beijing economic relations have grown at an annual average rate of 40% over the past few years, the level of trade between the two countries increased from US$400 million in 1994 to US China has overtaken the European Union to become Iran’s largest trading partner.
They include the economic/financial strength of Asia as an industrialized, trading and fossil energy exporting continent with its associated political influence and the rise of Asian economies (China, India, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries) and oil/gas exporters mainly in the Persian Gulf with strong investment capabilities (e.
China has been importing oil from Iran since 1974, but Chinese Investment in Iran’s energy sector has just a decade of history.
In 2009 China’s CNPC oil company took over from total as one of the foreign partners in this portion of Iran’s major gas field that it shares with Qatar, including a commitment to invest US$4.
In general, China’s imports of Iranian crude have grown despite the fact that international sanctions against Iran have made payments by China more difficult, forcing the two countries to find ways around this through barter trade.