Oriental Oil Kish is operated by Khatam al-Anbia in Iran and partially owned by former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani.[1] [2] In 2005, together with Halliburton, it shared a $310 million contract to develop sectors 9 and 10 of the South Pars oil and gas field.[1] [2] It is blacklisted by the United States Department of the Treasury, the United Nations, and the European Union.[1]