VOL. XLII

No. 34

23-August-1999

IRAN

Foreign Consortium Begins Seismic ActivityUnder Caspian Exploration Deal

After some delay, the seismic vessel Nalivkin finallystarted operations in Iran痴 Caspian Sea sector on 17 August. The vessel, whichis owned by the Norwegian company Fugro-Geoteam, has been secured by RoyalDutch/Shell, Lasmo and Iran痴 Khazar Exploration and Production Company (KEPCO)to shoot some 10,000 kilometers of 2D seismic in a large and previouslyunexplored section of the South...