DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Oil majors Total andShell have sent executives to Tehran ahead of theexpected lifting of international sanctions, Iran's Mehr newsagency said on Saturday.
They will meet officials from the National Iranian OilCompany (NIOC) and National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) onSunday, Mehr said.
International sanctions on Iran are expected to be lifted onSaturday under the terms of a nuclear deal agreed last year.Iran has pledged to ramp up its oil production shortly aftersanctions are lifted. (Reporting by Sam Wilkin; Editing by Louise Ireland)