Agreement concerning the delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Iran and Bahrain

Article 1 The line dividing the continental shelf lying between the territory of Iran on the one side and the territory of Bahrain on the other side shall consist of geodetic lines between the following points in the sequence hereinafter set out: Point (1) is the Eastern-most point on the Eastern-most part of the Northern boundary line of the continental shelf appertaining to Bahrain as formed by the intersection of a line starting from the point having the latitude of 27 degrees, 00 minutes, 35 seconds North and longitude 51 degrees, 23 minutes, 00 seconds East, and having a geodetic azimuth of 278 degrees, 14 minutes, 27 seconds, with a boundary line dividing the continental shelf appertaining to Bahrain and Qatar, thence: Lat. North Long. East Point (2) 27° 02' 46" 51° 05' 54" Point (3) 27° 06' 30" 50° 57' 00" Point (4) 27° 10' 00" 50° 54' 00"

Article 2 If any single geological petroleum structure or petroleum field, or any single geological structure or field of any other mineral extends across the boundary line set out in Article 1 of this Agreement and the part of such structure or field which is situated on one side of that boundary line could be exploited wholly or in part by directional drilling from the other side of the boundary line, then: (a) No well shall be drilled on either side of the boundary line as set out in Article 1 so that any producing section thereof is less than 125 metres from the said boundary line except by mutual agreement between the Imperial Government of Iran and the Government of Bahrain. (b) If the circumstances considered in this Article shall arise both Parties hereto shall use their best endeavours to reach agreement as to the manner in which the operations on both sides of the boundary line could be co-ordinated or unitized.

Article 3 The boundary line referred to in Article 1 hereof has been illustrated on the British Admiralty Chart No. 2847 which is annexed hereto and has been thereon marked in red.

Article 4 Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the status of the superjacent waters or air-space above any part of the continental shelf. DOALOS/OLA - UNITED NATIONS page 2| Delimitation Treaties Infobase | accessed on 14/03/2002

Article 5 (a) This Agreement shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at Tehran. (b) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification. IN WITNESS THEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised by their respective Governments so to do, have signed this Agreement. DONE in duplicate at Bahrain the 22nd Rabi'al-Thani 1391 corresponding to the 27th Khordad 1350 corresponding to the 17th June 1971 in the Persian, Arabic and English languages, all texts being equally authoritative. DOALOS/OLA - UNITED NATIONS