Iran discovers oil in Abadan region
Iran has discovered oil in the country's southwestern Abadan region for the first time, the Mehr news agency quoted Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying on Wednesday.
The oil was found at a depth of 3,570 metres in an exploratory well, Zanganeh reportedly said.
"This is the first time we've reached oil in the Abadan region," the minister was quoted as saying.
Zanganeh gave no estimate of how much oil the well might contain.
