Pertamina pushes Iran for exploration of oil fields
(WorldNews Iran)

Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina says it has asked Iran to allow the company to accelerate exploration of two major oil fields in the southwestern Khuzestan province. Pertamina signed an MoU with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) last August to conduct joint studies on Mansouri and Ab Teymour fields which contain an estimated total reserve of more than 5 billion barrels. The company’s CEO Elia Massa Manikis says the two oil fields can produce 250,000 barrels per day, depending on the results of the exploration. Pertamina is looking for an Iranian partner, he said, adding the Indonesian company will focus on one oil field...