Russian state firm Tatneft on 10 October signed an MoU with Iranian counterpart NIOC for further development of Dehloran oilfield.

Dehloran is a mature field on the border with Iraq, an area that Iran has prioritized for foreign involvement. Discovered in 1972, the field entered production in 1978. Output is currently 24,000 b/d from 16 wells. But the plan is that a deal under the new Iran Petroleum Contract would raise output of the field’s 29.8°API crude to 40,000 b/d. Gas output is slated to rise from the current 37mn cfd – all of which is flared – to 77mn cfd sales gas. (CONTINUED - 162 WORDS)