Final UN annex records the aggregate offshore oil-output shortfall

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,...

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...

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...

The mission estimated offshore damage remained about as extensive as during the war, at 50–60 percent. It considered cost estimates generous even allowing for specialized equipment and marine...

The annex reported nearly 500 million barrels of light-fuel imports during 1980–1988, implying over $5 billion in hard-currency outlays. Imports offset disrupted refinery supply; this spending is...

Iran told the mission that wartime rationing masked actual fuel demand and imports might otherwise have exceeded 400,000 barrels per day. The annex presented this as a government counterfactual, not...