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  • US SPR release; opportunity or challenge?

    US SPR release; opportunity or challenge?

    Ever since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, global markets have been largely affected in various economic sectors as Russia, a top producer of fossil energy in the world, was slapped with Western sanctions, forcing the Kremlin to reconsider its oil and gas sales to certain states. While many expected the continued war to drive global energy prices up, a variety of measures including tapping strategic reserves by some countries like the United States did avoid any sharp price hike. However, it seems that the long-term use of this policy would not affect global markets and would instead affect the US domestic atmosphere in the run-up to the next presidential election.

  • Oil gains ground on outlook for global deficit this quarter

    Oil gains ground on outlook for global deficit this quarter

    Oil edged higher on Monday, buoyed by widespread bets that global demand will continue to run ahead of supply.

  • Owji: Refining capacity, oil products quality promoted under 13th administration

    Owji: Refining capacity, oil products quality promoted under 13th administration

    SHANA (Isfahan) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji on Friday said the country’s refining capacity and quality of oil products have been promoted under the 13th administration.

  • Isfahan Refinery’s RFCC executive operations start during president visit

    Isfahan Refinery’s RFCC executive operations start during president visit

    SHANA (Isfahan) – The executive operations of Isfahan Oil Refinery’s Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) Unit began on Friday.

Analysis

  • Energy; chance for Iran-Cuba cooperation

    Energy; chance for Iran-Cuba cooperation

    Cuba is among countries principally dependent on overseas to supply its energy needs. However, this Latin American nation is endowed with potential offshore oil and gas reserves whose exploration and extraction may, to a large extent, help Cuba meet its energy demand and bring an end to its imports. That is why Cuba has over years embarked on extensive efforts for exploration and drilling, signing contracts with a variety of nations.

  • Hydrogen, green and clean energy

    Hydrogen, green and clean energy

    As the world gets closer to the 28th Conference of Parties (COP) to be held in the United Arab Emirates, competition amongst renewables in order to stay ahead of the curve intensifies. However, according to latest data and statistics released by International Energy Agency (IEA) on April 2023, energy from hydrogen is ahead compared to all other sources of energy in, as long as the rate of new investments is concerned. Though green hydrogen is still behind solar and wind in absolute term. According to the above-mentioned IEA report, total renewables accounted for 11 percent of total global energy consumption in 2022. Among these renewables: solar, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal energies, hydrogen stood last.

  • Transition to New Order in Oil Market?

    Transition to New Order in Oil Market?

    TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Iranian Petroleum Ministry’s Directorate of OPEC and Int’l Energy Fora has analyzed the oil market to conclude that last year’s developments gave rise to a new tug-of-war, which will soon result in a new balance of forces. In the new order envisaged for the oil market, Western governments will see their monopoly decline on the oil market which would turn into a regional market with a lower level of integration. However, the trans-Atlantic energy market between North America and Europe is projected to show further integration.  

  • 2022 Oil Market Review and 2023 Forecast

    2022 Oil Market Review and 2023 Forecast

    TEHRAN (Shana) -- As the international oil market warms up for 2023 let’s take a look at major events that had immense impact on the world oil markets in 2022. The global energy market was just done with Pandemic that hit demand in early 2020 jeopardizing the supply chain most severely. Producing countries need to be praised and acknowledged for the wonderful job of adjusting skillfully with the demand destruction leading to a swift balance in the market. However, early in 2022 the international oil and energy market was confronted with a severe blow when the Russian conflict with Ukraine broke out on 24 February 2022.

  • Iran, China Forming Mutual Dependence: Expert

    Iran, China Forming Mutual Dependence: Expert

    TEHRAN (Shana) -- The head of the Institute of International Energy Studies (IIES) stated that the relations between Iran and China are getting stronger, and said: “The Chinese have always maintained their relationship with our country despite the imposition of sanctions against Iran.”

  • 18 Processing Units at Abadan Refinery

    18 Processing Units at Abadan Refinery

    TEHRAN (Shana) -- Being the first oil refinery in the Middle East set up more than 110 years ago, Abadan oil refinery is considered one of Iran’s refining hubs, but due to the dilapidation of some of its units, its renovation and updating using modern technology is inevitable. For this purpose, replacement and renovation of the refinery was carried out in two stages, the first stage with the construction of a new refining complex of 150,000 b/d as phase 1 in 2005 and the second stage with the construction of a new refining complex with a capacity of 210,000 b/d under the title of Abadan Refinery Capacity Development and Stabilization Plan as Phase 2 started in July 2017 and the first part of it was put into operation in December. Therefore, the final capacity of the refinery was stabilized at 360,000 b/d.

Report

  • Petchem value chain completion easy task

    Petchem value chain completion easy task

    Completing the value chain of the petrochemical industry is crucial for Iran. From the standpoint of value creation, it would be possible to enhance national revenue by supplying petrochemical products of high value-added. On the other hand, it would be possible to develop the petrochemical industry to end dependence on imports for supplying domestic needs, which would in turn reduce dependence on crude oil and natural gas sales. The petrochemical projects operated under the 13th administration are all aimed at value chain completion. Implementation of these projects would result in the supply of 21 products in line with the value chain completion. National Petrochemical Company (NPC) expects to accelerate implementation of these projects by engaging holdings and investors.

  • Iran, potential key player in oil market

    Iran, potential key player in oil market

    Petroleum industry is a key sector in the Iranian economy. Iran has been trying its best to benefit from its giant hydrocarbon resources to realize its objectives set out in its development plans. Along with sustainable oil and gas production, Iran been instrumental in global energy supply. It may not be eliminated from global energy trading as it continues to play an effective role in this sector.

  • SPGC value chain completed

    SPGC value chain completed

    South Pars refineries have processed over 2,030 bcm of natural gas during the past 26 years. South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC) has been supplying more than 75% of Iran’s gas needs, thereby playing an instrumental role in national economy. Ahmad Bahoush, CEO of SPGC, tells “Iran Petroleum” the gas complex plans to sell flare gas.

  • Potential for cooperation with CIS

    Potential for cooperation with CIS

    Mehdi Seyedi, acting head of the Ministry of Petroleum’s Europe, Americas and CIS Affairs Division, has said that Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) engineers and specialists have contributed to $200 million commercialization and development of new oil and gas technologies.

  • Turkey economy and energy exploration

    Turkey economy and energy exploration

    Turkey has made major energy finds over recent years thanks to exploration technology. It has discovered huge natural gas and crude oil reserves off the North Sea and the East Mediterranean. That can have a significant impact on the Turkish economy because this country, which has been known as an importer of oil and gas, can now transform its internal and external economy. Of course, in the meantime, Turkey is faced with problems and challenges with regard to extracting and exploiting its energy resources.

  • Iran seeks to sweeten oil/gas deal terms

    Iran seeks to sweeten oil/gas deal terms

    The Iranian Ministry of Petroleum has adopted a new plan to sweeten terms of oil and gas contracts. Potential contractors can now file demand for exploration and production (E&P) license to develop oil and gas fields. Until recently, such licenses were granted exclusively to National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), but now qualified E&P companies would be granted license. The advantage with this new policy is that the procedure is reduced and companies receiving such licenses might no longer need to sign any contract. Iran’s deputy minister of petroleum for supervision on hydrocarbon resources, Sajjad Khalili, tells Iran Petroleum E&P license would make the upstream oil sector attractive to potential investors.