VOL. XLV

No 16

22-April-2002

IRAN

Sofregaz Wins Gas Storage Contract As Khatami Launches Gas RefineryExpansion Project

The Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC)subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has awarded a contract toFrances Sofregaz for conversionof a natural water reservoir into a gas storage facility to serve the Tehran area. The contract is for one oftwo gas storage projects opened to international bidders last year by PEDEC,which is responsible for...