I've also heard Iran has to import gasoline because their oil refining capacity is limited.
Harry Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: > > > Jed Rothwell wrote: > >> >> The Iranians are destroying their own oil fields >> without help from us. Their fields are in such poor shape from >> mismanagement and bad technology that the country will soon not be able >> to produce enough for its own domestic consumption. > > Could this provide a possible explanation for why Iran may actually be > interested in a civilian nuclear power generation capability? > > I've read a number of times that Iranian claims that they want nuclear > power to generate electricity doesn't pass the "laugh test". Well, if > their oils is really running out that fast, maybe the ones who said that > (mostly American officials, IIRC) were just trying to laugh off the > possibility that Iran really _does_ want nuclear energy for something > besides building bombs. >
