VOL. XLIV

No. 07

12-February-2001

IRAN

Italys Eni Takes Interest InTotalFinaElfs Offshore Balal Field Development

Italys Eni has taken a majorstake in the development of Irans offshore Balal field from operatorTotalFinaElf, but the financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Thefield is being developed under a buyback contract with the National Iranian OilCompany (NIOC) by TotalFinaElf, which until the agreement with Eni held an 85%interest, with Canadian company Bow Valley holding 15%.

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