Iran Oil Chief Shakes Up Oil Firm in Bid to Strike Pre-election Deals
"And to be honest I'm not very concerned about it as my ability to invest in new projects is severely restricted at the moment by low oil prices," he added.
Others dismissed the chances of Zanganeh's changes speeding up new deals before the mid-2017 presidential election.
"The energy sector in Iran is more linked to politics than any other country," said an Iranian industry source. "I don't think we will see anything happening this year or next year."
(Additional reporting by Parisa Hafezi in Ankara, Alex Lawler in London and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin in Dubai; Editing by Alexander Smith)
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