Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 37

12-September-2005

IRAN

Five Wells Temporarily Shut Down After Sabotage In Ahwaz Field

Five production wells in Irans Ahwaz oilfield were temporarily shut down after explosions on their crude transfer pipelines, according to Iranian media reports on 3 September. The blasts occurred early on 1 September, and were blamed on separatists. The pipelines were repaired and production resumed after an interruption of two days. Ahwaz area fields deliver more than...