VOL. XXXII

NO. 25

27-MARCH-1989

IRAN

Aghazadeh Claims Qatar's North Gas Field and Other Gulf Offshore FieldsExtend into Iranian Waters

Iran's Minister of Oil, Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, has claimed that on thebasis of recent seismic survey results several offshore oil and gas fieldsexploited by Arab states in the southern Gulf extend into Iranian waters.

The largest of these is Qatar's giant North gasfield, which is reckoned tocontain proved recoverable reserves of some 150 trillion cubic feet. Mr....