SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Abadan The Eden catastrophe  Oct 2, 2009 At the centre of the dispute is the Karoun River, which this year has been completely staunched by Iran to stop its water feeding into the Shatt al-Arab just above the Iranian oil city of Abadan, local people say ... Their ever-shrinking catches are also being polluted by toxic emissions from Iran's Abadan refinery, its largest, on the opposite bank ... "The Abadan refinery is expelling contaminated gases which have polluted the Shatt al-Arab environment and the water, as well as killing fish,"... (iAfrica.com) ACC Announces 2009 Football Championship Game Legends Class  Sep 3, 2009 originally from Abadan, Iran, but who now lives in Charlestown, W.Va ... Abadan, Iran (Charlestown, W. Va. (Theacc.com) How Iran Might Beat Future Sanctions: The China Card  Jul 16, 2009 China would also overhaul Iran's aging Abadan refinery in the south so that its production could increase by 29%, according to Iranian oil officials, who provided no deadline for that project. The deal has not yet been signed (and China has yet to confirm it), but if Iran pulls it off, it would solve one of the country's biggest headaches. (Time.com) Back to World Cities News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009