Historic week in oil and gas exploration. With the tiny Central American nation of Belize kicking off its first-ever offshore evaluation work this past Thursday . That area could yield some interesting results, given its proximity to known oil and gas fields in the offshore of Mexico. But one other petro-locale in the news this week absolutely dwarfs this play in terms of upside. The emerging investment destination of Iran. I’ve been writing for some time now about the saga around Iran’s first open oil and gas tender in years. With the most recent development being that lawmakers in country finally agreed in late September on a new model for petroleum contracts to be given to international operators. With that critical detail resolved, Iran’s government announced this week it has now officially launched its historic bid round. Here’s what we know so far. On Sunday, Iran’s Oil Ministry officially […]