Final UN report records combined downstream oil-reconstruction cost estimates

Kharg’s crude-oil storage capacity fell from 22 million barrels in 39 tanks before the war to 10 million barrels. The report stated that attack-related fires completely destroyed 21 tanks.

Iranian authorities estimated upstream oil reconstruction, combining past expenditure and future requirements, at 795,500 million rials and $18,999 million. The report covered southern fields,...

Most refineries had regained or exceeded prewar production after repairs and debottlenecking. Abadan operated at a little over one third of original capacity because of crude shortages, although it...

The joint-venture petrochemical plant at Bandar Khomeini was more than 60 percent complete when war began. The report described suspension of the project because of damage, high reconstruction costs...

Most petrochemical plants, excluding the joint venture, again operated near prewar capacity. The report stressed that much rebuilding was temporary and major funding had not yet been earmarked for...

Iran estimated it had spent the equivalent of $2.7 billion rebuilding the oil industry and expected a further $24 billion to complete the task. The UN report presented completed expenditure separately...

The report noted differences between oil-sector estimates supplied by NIOC and the Vice-President for Reconstruction. NIOC data covered only part of the program, while the Vice-President’s figures...

Airports, roads and railways were repaired during the war to keep border transport corridors open, sometimes repeatedly after new damage. The UN report noted that these repeated repairs were reflected...

Iran estimated direct transport losses at 1,085,600 million rials. The report warned that this measured component omitted delayed road, railway and port development that created bottlenecks in other...

The mission considered most transport building and installation valuations appropriate but road damage underestimated. It could not verify rolling-stock, aircraft, vehicle and equipment losses because...