Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 37

12-September-2005

IRAN

NIDC Preparing To Take On South Pars 9-10 Drilling Contract

The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) is preparing to take over development drilling operations for the South Pars Phases 9-10 gasfield development at the request of the Ministry of Petroleum, the National Iranian Oil Companys (NIOCs) PIN news service reported on 4 September. NIDC, a subsidiary of NIOC, finished runner-up in the original bidding for the contract,...