VOL. XLV

No 46

18-November-2002

IRAN

Azadegan Exploration Proceeds As Seismic Delays Continue

National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Exploration Director Mahmoud Mohaddes has said that the company has spudded a sixth exploration well in the Azadegan oilfield, according to the Iran Daily of 6 November. NIOC drilled two appraisal wells on the onshore discovery earlier this year (MEES, 11 March), and soundings indicate that NIOC considered the fourth and fifth wells to be successful, although the...