VOL. XL

No. 48

1-December-1997

IRAN

As US Weighs Sanctions, Total Holds South Pars Kick-Off Meeting InParis

The US administration is still wrestling with the thorny issue of whether or not toimpose sanctions on Total and its partners for their participation in a recently-concludeddeal for the second and third phases of Iran's South Pars gas field development project.State Department officials responsible for implementing the unilateral Iran-LibyaSanctions Act now say they expect to complete the...