VOL. XLV

No 2

14-January-2002

IRAN

NIOC And Shell Target Niche Markets With Soroush Crude

The first cargo of crude oil isexpected to be lifted from the Soroush field offshore Iran in mid-January, and MEESunderstands that field operator Shell and partner the National Iranian OilCompany (NIOC) are targeting niche markets with the crude. Shell beganproducing oil at Soroush last November, and the early production system for thecombined Soroush/Nowruz fields redevelopment project was expected to...