Iran to relocate airport after discovering oil under the tarmac

Published time: December 28, 2012 11:58
Edited time: December 28, 2012 15:58
Ahvaz airport

Iranian authorities plan to relocate the city of Ahvaz airport after discovering an oil field under the runway.

"The Iranian Oil Ministry will acquire Ahvaz airport and a new airport will be built 15 kilometres from the city," the Director of the Iranian Airports Company Mohammed Rasulnijad told Iranian television İribnews on Friday.

The Cabinet has already negotiated the relocation of the airport, Rasulnijad said. The construction of the new transport hub is due to start in the coming days.

Iran is under pressure from international sanctions, mainly over oil exports, imposed by the UN Security Council, the US and the EU in order to curb the Islamic Republic’s controversial nuclear program.

Iranian oil production fell by up to 60% this year to 1.54-1.76 million bpd from 4mn bpd, according to OPEC. However, Iran denies output was cut due to the sanctions, but due to the maintenance of the oil fields.

In response Iran threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway accounts for more than a third of the world's seaborne oil exports from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, the UAE and Qatar.

Comments (35)

Demolition Derby (unregistered) 27.01.2013 17:09

Maybe they can get the West to bomb it for them. Like free demolition work.

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turkish (unregistered) 05.01.2013 01:36

God bless shia muslims.

Deat h to sons of muawiya, salafi b.stards.

des pite our neo ottoman despot erdogan,

turk ish people love you iranian.

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Breaking Bad (unregistered) 04.01.2013 16:36

miki (unregistered) wrote in #10
i am an Iranian  and i love my country and people but not the current government    whatever money the nation makes out of oil  god knows where it disappears to   the government is not taking care of its people   a lot of people are poor and dont have food to eat and roof to sleep under    i wished we had no oil  at least  then  Us would leave the country and its people alone   and someone here thinks  us and israel are enemies of iran  they hardly mist king     these three governments have hands in hands to screw its people and the world    hoping one day  all people stand up to their fascist   government and make this world a better place to live  I seriously regret reading the above comment, sounds like a jew slave or MKO agent wrote this lying garbage. If you had a clue, you would know about the economic hardship and sanctions Iran is facing, now US wants to prevent Latin America countries making trade with Iran, all hail land of freedom. Its quite funny what you said about poverty (from someone not living inside Irans borders) because its opposite you liar.

Its clear to nearly everyone who the devils are and about their cruel agenda on Iran, the nuclear issue is just a pretext for foreign invasion. Women are treated with respect, the country is getting stronger everyday and Iranians are happy, only so-called people like you have a problem with it. Wanting "goverment change" from West will result Iran turning to ruins, mass deads and everything good to dust, is seriously sick way of thinking. Who will gain from that genius? P.S. there are zero chance to USrahell's fall.

I cant believe any human being wanting blood against its own people, thats beyond sad. The inbred son of Shah cant wait to come in office I heard, the same guys puppet father who killed his own people with SAVAK, sold Bahrain out to Arabs and made Iran a living hell. Im sure he will make his daddy proud. Iran have always been open to dialogue, wanting peace. Its Netanyahu that are running the show and you are his another soldier.

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