VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 25

20-MARCH-1995

Iran

Iran Finds New Onshore Oilfield

Iran has announced the discovery of a new onshore oilfield at Shour betweenthe southern cities of Ganaveh and Gachsaran with estimated recoverablereserves of 80-130mn barrels. The Iranian news agency IRNA reported the findon 16 March, quoting the Director of Exploration at the National Iranian OilCompany (NIOC), Mr. Mehdi Husseini, as saying that production at the Shouroilfield would soon reach 30,000 b/d. The field's...