Final UN annex describes protective redesign of northbound oil pipelines

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...

The mission noted that southern-field cost estimates included technological updating and gas-reinjection facilities. It argued that these items should not all enter an accounting of strictly...

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,...

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...

Of 80 installations struck across Iran’s offshore production area, 32 were completely destroyed, the annex reported. The count concerns installations, not the number of attacks, wells or all platforms...

The annex reported little offshore reconstruction during the war because marine activities and vessels were vulnerable. Wells were plugged with cement where possible to protect them; this protective...