Seismic oil and gas exploration begins in Feyli Ilam

Iran launched seismic surveying operations to explore oil and gas reserves in the Chardavel mountain range in Ilam province, near the Iraqi border, according to the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Mohiuddin Jafari, NOIC’s Director of Exploration, described the effort as the first phase of a broader project aimed at identifying potential hydrocarbon-bearing geological formations in the region. The project covers an area of approximately 1,500 square kilometers within Ilam province, indicating that engineers are carrying out around 2,000 seismic detonations at each operational point to gather accurate subsurface data.