VOL. XXXIII

NO. 12/13

25-DEC-1989/1 JAN1990

Iran

Nippon Steel and Tomen Awarded Contract for Salman Field

MEES learns that Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan, in combination withtrading house Tomen, has been awarded a contract for the repair and restorationof the Salman offshore oilfield in the southern Gulf area. The Salman field washeavily damaged as a result of attacks by United States air and naval units inOctober 1987 and April 1988 (for background see MEES, 27 February 1989). Beforethe...