VOL. XLIV

No. 22

28-May-2001

IRAN

NIOC Surveying Balal Pipeline Ahead Of Repair Work

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is undertaking a physical survey of the offshore Balal field export pipeline, MEES learns, so that it can plan repairs in order to have it operational in time for the completion of field development by TotalFinaElf and partners Eni and Bow Valley. TotalFinaElf, which is leading the development under a buyback contract with NIOC, had recommended the replacement of the...