VOL. XLVI

No 12

24-March-2003

IRAN

US Renews Executive Order Against Iran

President George W Bush on 12 March renewed an executive order preventing US investment in Iranian petroleum industry development. The order was first imposed on 15 March 1995 by former President Bill Clinton, and was enacted to prevent Conoco from taking on the development of the Sirri A and E fields under a buyback contract with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). TotalFinaElf subsequently became operator of the...