Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 32

8-August-2005

Iran

NIOC Discloses Gas Prospect Near Ilam

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has announced that a seismic survey near the Tang-e-Bijar gasfield, 25km west of the city of Ilam in Western Iran, has revealed a large exploration prospect. Manouchehr Zamanpour, Project Manager for NIOCs Ilam Gasfield Development, said the huge prospect had been named Sekouran. It lies in a gas-prone play, where NIOC is nearing completion of the...