Describing the latest payment mechanism as a stopgap matter, the senior Indian official said a delegation of Indian officials will be visiting Tehran in mid-January to discuss a longer-term oil-payment mechanism.
In just the last few weeks, more than 1, 000 people have protested at ExxonMobil and Russia Lukoil's super-giant West Qurna oil field, demanding jobs and payment for private land that has been lost or damaged by oil operations.