All tagged Khuzestan

Iran Says Oil Field Found With 53bn Barrels of Crude

◢ Iran has discovered a new oil field containing 53 billion barrels of crude, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, a find that would increase Iran's proven reserves by over a third. The 80-meter deep field stretches nearly 200 kilometres from Khuzestan's border with Iraq to the city of Omidiyeh.

Iranians Band Together to Battle Devastating Floods

◢ The oil-rich Khuzestan province and its large Arab minority have been hit by major floods since early April due to heavy rains and floodwater rushing down from the north. In the absence of adequate resources in place to ease such disasters, people are banding together in towns like Hamidiyeh to battle the overflow.