VOL. XXXVI

NO. 23

8-MARCH-1993

IRAN

Floods Damage Refineries and Pipelines

Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aghazadeh said recently that heavy floodingthis winter caused major damage to Iranian refineries and pipelines. Mr.Aghazadeh told Tehran Radio that the Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran refineries andthe pipelines that supply them with crude oil had been damaged by floodwaterscausing a loss in production of some 300mn liters (about 1.9mn barrels) duringthe month that ended 19 February. The...