Japan's Inpex Corp. is mulling participation in a tender for the development of the Azadegan oil field in southwestern Iran and formation of consortium with other foreign oil firms to that end, according to a high-ranking Iranian official.If Inpex gets involved in the Azadegan again -- having given up its stake in the oilfield development project in 2010 to avoid being included on a list of companies subject to U.S. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program -- it would be symbolic achievement for Japan, which is trying to resume investment in Iran."Inpex replied to our invitation lett…READ FULL ARTICLE