VOL. XLIV

No. 19

7-May-2001

IRAN

Iran To Begin Feasibility StudyFor Joint Venture Refinery In Pakistan

A group of National Iranian OilCompany engineers is expected to visit Pakistan beginning 23 May to start workon a feasibility study on a planned 120,000 b/d refinery to be built as a jointventure between Iran and Pakistan. MEES understands that the Iranian andPakistani authorities are hoping to agree on the terms for the so-calledIran-Pak refinery project by September.

The initial feasibility...