Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 45

7-Nov-2011

IRAN

Explosion Reported At Bibi Hakimeh Oil Field

An explosion at Bibi Hakimeh oil field has killed one worker and seriously injured three others, Mehr News Agency reported 28 October. Bibi Hakimeh is one of Irans largest fields, with 145 production wells. The report cited Hamid Reza Golpayegani, an official of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC), as saying that an explosion occurred in well number 54 when the drill-bit hit a...