Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 38

20-Sep-2010

IRAN

NIOC Plans To Drill In Four Border Areas

The Director of Exploration at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Mahmoud Mohaddes, told the petroleum ministrys Shana news service on 13 September that Iran has decided to step up its exploration activities by operating four drilling rigs along its borders with Iraq and Turkmenistan. The regions of Kalat, Bojnourd, Dargaz and Kermanshah are given priority in exploration activities, he said....