VOL. XLIII

No. 05

31-January-2000

IRAN

Iranian Oil Minister Inaugurates Work On South Pars Gas Plant And Reports On Talks For Later Phases

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh last week inaugurated construction of a gas terminal that will form part of the massive South Pars gasfield development. Mr Zanganeh also indicated that an end is in sight for negotiations to develop other sectors of the giant field, while another senior official announced an enormous upwards revision of the fields estimated...