As Iran prepares to emerge from the shadow of international sanctions, plans for deeper cooperation in the energy sector are moving forward, including a potential deal with Russia for a gas swap for deliveries to Armenia. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said late Tuesday his company was in talks with Iran on the matter, the corporate press office said. Relations between Moscow and Tehran have become closer in the past year, both in terms of mutual trade and cooperation developing oil and gas fields. The idea of swap deals for gas supplies has been raised in the past given that both Russia and Iran are able to deliver gas to neighboring markets. Article continues below… Gazprom currently supplies gas to Armenia via Georgia, but it could be more efficient for supplies to Armenia to come from Iran which has a direct border with Armenia, eliminating the need for gas to […]