Belarus to start drilling oil in Iran in October

Alexander Lukashenka is set to pay an official visit to Iran in October to commission the Jafeir oil field. The launching ceremony will be attended by the leaders of the two countries. Belarus and Iran signed a contract to develop this oil field in 2007. Last year, the two countries founded a joint company Belpars Corporation.

Experts estimate that Jafeir oil field contains nearly 2.1 billion barrels of crude oil.