Iran, the discovery of new giant oil fields

According to media reports in Tehran August 21, due to the new government's composition, the outgoing Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hussein Nozari August 18 in Tehran announced that Iran recently discovered a giant oil field .

Nozari is to accept Iran's semi-official news agency Fars News Agency reporter announced the discovery. According to Fars News Agency said the underground deposits of oil giant of "more than 20 trillion barrels of" oil reserves. In addition, the giant oil field still bears 11.37 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

Nozari added that the giant oil fields in the correct position and the proper reserves, and other information will soon be announced. Nozari said that Iran in the past four years, the first major oil discovery in 17.

Aug. 24, 2009