VOL. XXXV

NO. 42

20-JULY-1992

Iran

Aghazadeh Inaugurates Naft-Shahr Oilfield

Iran's Oil Minister, Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, on 14 July officially reopenedthe Naft-Shahr oilfield some 600 kms. southwest of Tehran. The oilfield had beencaptured by Iraq in 1980 during the early days of the Iran-Iraq war and returnedto Iran's control when Iraq withdrew from Iranian territory during the Gulfcrisis. Mr. Aghazadeh said that six new wells were producing 15,000 b/d andanother two wells, due to come on...