VOL. XXXVI

NO. 48

30-AUGUST-1993

IRAN

Aghazadeh Claims Big New Oil Find In Iran

Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aghazadeh announced on 25 August a newdiscovery of light crude in southwestern Iran with reserves estimated at 7bnbarrels. He said that appraisal drilling was in progress to evaluate theextent of the find more accurately. The newly discovered structure is in theDarkhovin area in the oil producing province of Khuzestan, some 620kms.southwest of Tehran, 65 kms. south of Ahwaz and 45kms....