VOL. XLIV

No. 02

8-January-2001

IRAN

NIOCs Post Restructuring Organization

Following the reorganization of the management of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) last autumn by Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh (MEES, 25 September 2000),MEES has obtained the following assessment of the current management structure of the company:

In general terms, the situation at the top of NIOC is not entirely clear because of blurred lines of responsibility between the Ministry of Petroleum and NIOC proper,...