Mr. Narsi Ghorban
Education
-B.Sc. American University of Beirut
-Teaching Diploma. American University of Beirut
-M.Phil Brunel University, UK
-Ph.D. University of London, (Petroleum Economics)
Professional Background
Currently;
Managing Director, Narkangan Gas to Liquid International Co.
Chairman, Qeshm Energy
Chairman, Doran Energy
Director, International Institute for Caspian Studies (IICS)
Academic Activity: Teaching post graduate courses on Energy Economics and advice post graduate students for their PhD theses.
Consultancy work: Consultant in UK and Iran for several organisations and international companies (Shell, Monument, Saga Petroleum, RDS etc) Between 1985-2000. Also Consulting work with the Organization for petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Institute for Political and International Studies, the Institute for International Energy Studies and a number of Iranian organizations engaged in oil, gas and Petrochemicals business in Iran.
Memberships
Fellow of the Energy Institute. (IE) London
Member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA), London
Member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), London
Member of the Iran Association of Energy Economics (IAEE), Tehran
Member of the International Institute for Caspian Studies (IICS) Tehran
Publications
-Oil Production, Revenues and Economic Development, the Economist Intelligence Unit, QER special, No 18, 1974.
-Economic Development of the Middle East Oil exporting States, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Special 54, 1978.
-National Oil Companies with reference to the Middle East 1900- 1973, Oil in the World Economy, Edited by R.W. Ferrier and A. Furesenko, Routlego, London, 1989.
-The Role of the Multinational Oil Companies in the Development of Oil and Gas Resources in Central Asia and Caucasus, The Iranian Journal of International Affairs, IPIS, Spring 1993.
-Political Development in the Persian Gulf and their Impact on the International Oil Market, Iran Focus, Vol. 6 No 7,July -August 1993.
-Export of Natural Gas from the Middle East and Central Asia in the 21st Century, CEDIGAZ, November, 1993.
-An Outlook for Future Cooperation Among the Persian Gulf States, The Iranian Journal of International Affairs, IPIS, Fall/Winter 1993/1994.
-The Evaluation of Recent Gas Export Pipeline Proposals in the Middle East. The Iranian Journal of International Affairs, summer, IPIS, 1995.
-Iran’s Role in the Export of Oil and gas from the Caspian Basin, Oil & Caviar in the Caspian, Edited by Charles Gurdon & Sarah Lloyd, Menas Associates Ltd. London, September 1995.
-Regional Cooperation for Oil and Gas Export from the Caspian Sea, Iran Today, January 1996, No.2.
-Iran-India Gas Pipeline (Challenges & Prospects), Iran Today, March/April 1996.
-The Gas Debate, Eghtessad-e- Energy (Energy Economics), Published by Iran Association of Energy Economics, Fall 1996, No1, Vol. 1. PP7-8.
-Middle East Natural Gas Pipeline Projects: Myth & Reality, The Iranian Journal of International Affairs, fall 1966, Vol. VIII, No.3 PP 643-652.
-A New Perspective on Natural Gas Exports, Iran Today, January-February 1997/ No.11, PP 22-24.
-Economics vs. Politics; the Best Outlet for Caspian Oil and Gas, ENVOY, September 1977.
-The Need to Restructure Iran’s Petroleum Industry, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) September 22, 1997.
-Prospects for Investment in Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries, Iran Today, Feb/March 1998, No.19. PP.25-28.
-Neka-Ray pipeline, Boosting economic integration of Caspian States”, Iran Today, May/June 1998, pp20-21.
-Caspian Exploration Agreement, (A Win-Win Scenario for All). Iran Today, December 1998, pp34-35.
-Gas to Liquid in Iran, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), D1-D5 July 31, 2000.
-Iran’s Potential Role in the Development and utilization of oil and Gas of the Caspian Region, The Iranian Journal of International Affairs, IPIS, Summer 2000.
-Iranian Gas for India (pipe-dream or reality), Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals, No 9, June 2001(Persian text).
-Monetizing Gas Resources: Iran’s Option, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), D4-D8, November 26, 2001
-Investment in Iran Opportunities and Challenges, The International Environment and Regional Challenges, Edited by Garcia Abad Quintanal, UNISCI, Faculty of Political Science, Madrid, 2005.
L’IRAN TRA MASCHERA E VOLTO, Li Mes (Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica), Gruppo Editoriale l’Esperesso, 2005.
-The Need to Restructure Iran’s Petroleum Industr(Revisited After Eight Years). Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) 13 June 2005.
-Iran’s Future Gas Development and Export in View of the January 2008 Gas Crisis. Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) February 25th 2008.
-The US and Iran Middle East Research Special Report, November 2008. Cyprus (Article)
- The Iranian Revolution at 30, Middle East Institute, edited by John Calabrese, Washington, USA. (Article)