Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 8

21-February-2005

IRAN

Full Gachsaran Production Resumes After Pipeline Fire

Full production at the Gachsaran oilfield in southwest Iran resumed on 17 February after a partial shutdown on 13 February following an explosion in a 26in diameter pipeline carrying gas from the nearby Pazanan field for reinjection. MEES understands that the fire was quickly brought under control and work began to return the field into production. An IRNA news agency report of...