Iran agrees Kuwait gas export deal Premium Content

Iran has sealed a long-awaited deal to initially export gas to Kuwait via a trunk pipeline, with the first phase of the deal, which involves 1 billion cubic feet a day, (cf/d) starting by 2011.
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Kuwait country profile

The state of Kuwait is a small, oil-rich country at the northern tip of the Gulf, bordered in the north and west by Iraq, and in the south by Saudi Arabia and the Divided Zone, over which it has joint sovereignty with Saudi Arabia.
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Special Report: Kuwait - State of Paralysis

The spat between the Kuwaiti government and the parliament over allegations of ministerial irregularities and political manoeuvring is the latest round in a battle for power that is holding back progress in the country.