VOL. XLV

No 17

29-April-2002

IRAN

Zanganeh PlansDirective On Oil Equipment Spares

IranianPetroleum Minister Bijan Zanganehhas announced that he intends to circulate a directive outlining policy on theimport of oilfield equipment, which would prevent imports if the equipment wereavailable at a cheaper price from domestic manufacturers. Speaking to reportersat a trade fair in Tehran on 22 April, Mr Zanganeh said that domestic manufacturers were nowproducing spare parts for drilling equipment,...