Final UN annex questions inclusion of modernization in southern oil reconstruction costs

Iran was flaring about 1.26 billion cubic feet of gas daily, the annex reported, equivalent in energy to 200,000 barrels of oil per day. This measured wasted gas energy, not an additional quantity...

The annex linked unavailable compressors, turbines and gas-treatment equipment to Iran’s hard-currency shortage. It described reinjection for reservoir pressure and methanol production as possible...

The mission was informed that 15 million barrels of Abadan Refinery’s 20-million-barrel crude-storage capacity had been destroyed, involving over 100 tanks. This storage measure is distinct from daily...

The annex reported Kharg’s east and west terminals still 75 percent damaged, while the east T-jetty trestle had been rebuilt to about 90 percent of its prewar condition. Recovery of a pier did not...

NIOC told the mission that a Korean company had received a contract to build five one-million-barrel tanks and one 500,000-barrel tank at Kharg. The annex recorded a reconstruction contract, not...

High-capacity, high-pressure pumps and drives required costly imported equipment, the annex explained. Once equipment was available, pumping stations could restart in weeks or a couple of months,...

After attacks, pipelines on the northbound Abadan route were rerouted and buried in two major areas. Station equipment was placed underground or shielded with sand-filled concrete blocks; these...

Rebuilding had begun at Naftshahr, where the production facility was reportedly dismantled and taken across the Iraqi border. Iran aimed to restore 30,000 barrels per day, with crude destined for...

The mission considered northern-field reconstruction estimates generous because major pumping equipment and drives had already been replaced and included in expenditure to date. Its assessment...

The annex reported offshore production across five areas at 242,000 barrels per day, compared with 870,000 before the war. This regional production comparison is distinct from the capacity or recovery...