Iran's Azar Oilfield Output to Double, NIDC Says

To speed up production from oil fields shared with Iraq, drilling operations on seven wells in Azar Oilfield in Anaran block in Mehran, Ilam Province, are expected to end by March, operation manager of the National Iranian Drilling Company said.
"It took the Norwegian company Norsk Hydro ASA almost two years to drill the first well. NIDC has carried out operations on six wells in less than two years and work on the last one will end soon," Hossein Rahimi was quoted as saying by Shana on Wednesday.
On completion of the seventh well, the joint field's output, currently at 30,000 barrels per day, will gradually increase to 65,000 bpd.