VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

IRAN

Tabnak Gasfield Inaugurated By President Khatami

President Mohammad Khatami inaugurated the first phase of the Tabnak gasfield development and the Parsian gas refinery project on 16 September, according to the official news agency IRNA. The report estimated Tabnaks gas in place at 850bn cu ms (30trillion cu ft) and condensate in place at 540mn barrels, and said the field was the largest sweet gas discovery in Iran so far. When fully developed, said the...