VOL. XXXIX

No. 48

26-August-1996

IRAN

Total Confirms Selection Of Petronas As Partner In Sirri Project

France's Total issued on 19 August a press release confirm- ing the story in last week's MEES to the effect that Malaysia's Petronas has acquired a 30% interest in the company's Sirri-E and Sirri-A offshore oilfield development project through its subsidiary Carigali (MEES, 19 August). The following is the text of Total's announcement:

"Carigali, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petronas,...