VOL. XL

No. 44

3-November-1997

IRAN

Total Spuds First Development Well At Sirri Fields In Iran

A milestone in the implementation of a development project targeting the offshore SirriA and Sirri E oilfields came and went last week with little fanfare. The French oilcompany Total, which is developing the fields under a buy-back contract awarded in 1995,was on target to spud its first production well by the end of October. Commencement ofdevelopment drilling follows the installation of the first...