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Production of Extruder Blade Localized at Jam Polypropylene Plant

TEHRAN (Shana) – Experts at Iran’s Jam Polypropylene Plant have successfully localized manufacturing of an important part of an extruder machine.
2020-05-20 16:26
Fajr Jam Refinery Launches Solar Power Plant

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Fajr Jam Gas Refining Company has officially opened a solar power plant in its facility.
2020-05-18 15:55
Potential for Mansouri & Salman Development

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran hopes to bring its oil output to over 5 mb/d under its 20-year vision plan through investing in ageing fields. Some of oil fields in Iran are already mature. Their oil has partly been recovered, but cutting edge technologies are needed to extract the remaining oil.
2020-05-18 13:51
Oil Market Black Monday

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The novel coronavirus drastically changed the consumption patterns of hydrocarbon products across the globe. Many regular consumers of oil products such as gasoline or jet fuel were no longer willing to buy them. Everyone ranging from big buyers to car owners have been affected. Oil products’ consumption has significantly declined and the refining industry has faced serious stagnation due to weakened demand. However, the impact on various sectors of the refining industry was not identical.
2020-05-18 13:48
Doroud, Arvand Oil Fields Up for Investment

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Doroud oil field, which is located in Kharg Island and northwest of the Persian Gulf, is among developed oil fields which the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) presented to foreign investors within the framework of the new model of oil contracts – the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC).
2020-05-18 13:44
Iran Pahlavi I Petroleum Industry

Complex Oil Show

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The D’Arcy Concession was awarded in 1901 when the Qajar dynasty was drawing to a close. Iran’s petroleum industry was born during the Qajar period. When in 1907 D’Arcy discovered oil in Persia amid conflict for the conquest of Tehran, the Pahlavis were not yet known. However, ten years later, the British found Iran’s politics much different from before and they continued to devour Persian petroleum.
2020-05-18 13:36
Iran March-May Petchem Output up 6% Y/Y

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The director of production control at the National Petrochemical Company said: "From the beginning of this [calendar] year (March 20) to May 10, the country's petrochemical complexes achieved a 6% increase in production compared to the same period last year."
2020-05-17 15:11
Noori Petchem Plant Signs EPC Contract with Local Consortium for Heavy-Cut Sweetening Project

TEHRAN (Shana) – Noori Petrochemical Plant has signed an EPC contract with a local consortium for the construction of a heavy-cut sweetening plant.
2020-05-17 14:50
IEF Secretary General Sends Letter of Condolences on Death of Veteran Iran OPEC Governor

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), sent a letter of condolences to Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh on the death of Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, Iran’s representative at the board of governors of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
2020-05-17 09:22
Sec. Gen Sends Letter of Condolences to Zangeneh on Death of OPEC Governor

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), sent an official letter of condolences to the Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh to express his sorrow for the death of Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, Iran’s OPEC governor.
2020-05-16 18:51
GECF Tweets Condolences on Kazempour Demise

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) expressed their sadness at the demise of veteran Iranian energy negotiator Hossein Kazempour Ardebili in a tweet on Saturday.
2020-05-16 14:48
Iran OPEC Boss Dies

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili died early Saturday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and spending nearly two weeks in a coma.
2020-05-16 09:27
Bandar Abbas Refinery Starts Building 6 Petrol, Gasoil Storage Tanks

TEHRAN (Shana) – The operation to build 6 new petrol and gasoil storage tanks has begun at Bandar Abbas Refinery, southern Iran.
2020-05-13 14:53
Zangeneh Outlines MOP Measures to Combat COVID-19

TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh listed the measures taken by the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum to confront the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
2020-05-12 20:03
Oil for Our Nation

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Everything initiated when a national demand was brought up in parliament. Some 15 years had passed since the 1933 agreement. World War II (WWII) had come to an end and triumphant Allies were letting the US take over politics and economy. Britain, France and their European allies felt exhausted due to the war with German Nazism and Italian Fascism. Now, it was the US who wanted to fish in troubled waters caused by WWII. Under such circumstances, nationalists and independent movements in Iran found the chance to breathe fresh air and they focused on the petroleum industry.
2020-05-12 16:13
Covid-19 Crisis and Oil Prices

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Oil prices keep falling. Nobody could imagine that oil prices would hit their 17-year lows in less than three months. Analysts shift the blame on the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has degenerated into a global crisis. The Covid-19 outbreak caused economic stagnation and demand for oil and petroleum products dropped severely.
2020-05-12 16:08
CNG Helps Raise Iran Gasoline Exports

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Compressed natural gas (CNG), an alternative fuel, has been used in Iran’s transportation fleet for more than a decade. Environmental regulations, low costs and the abundance of gas reserves constitute the main reason for choosing this fuel. However, one significant point is not out of the loop. Each cubic meter of CNG would save one liter of gasoline for exports, which would be instrumental in helping Iran shed selling unprocessed hydrocarbon.
2020-05-12 15:45
SPGC Eyes Rising Butane Output from SP Phases 17, 18

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The director of the 7th South Pars Refinery said the facility’s butane output was planned to increase dramatically in the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20.
2020-05-11 14:26
NIOC 1398 Review

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran’s petroleum industry went through a tough and breathtaking period in the calendar year 1398 (ended March 19) as the United States tightened its sanctions on this sector. However, the developments of Iran’s last calendar year show that the country has managed to go ahead with its capacity building projects with a view to maximizing its output once the sanctions have been lifted. That is exactly what happened after Iran struck its historic 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers as the country immediately lifted its oil output capacity.
2020-05-11 12:20
Fate of Almost All Iran Joint Fields Determined

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Director of Integrated Planning at the National Iranian Oil Company said the fate of all Iranian oil and gas joint fields had been determined except for one small field.
2020-05-10 16:03
Pardis Petchem Complex Breaks Production Record

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The urea and ammonia output of Pardis Petrochemical Complex broke a new record in the month of Farvardin, the first month in the Iranian calendar year which starts late March.
2020-05-10 15:53
RIPI Pursing EOR Research Projects

TEHRAN (Shana) – The Upstream Faculty of the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) is pursuing four large-scale research contracts in the field of enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
2020-05-09 14:32
Jam Petchem Plant Breaks Output, Sales Record

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The director of Jam Petrochemical Company said: "Fortunately, this complex was able to achieve a new record in production and sales last [calendar] year by supplying more than 2.5 million tons of various items."
2020-05-09 14:15
NIDC Builds Acidifacation Batch Mixer

TEHRAN (Shana) – The National Iranian Drilling Company has manufactured an acidification batch mixer by relying on local experts.
2020-05-06 14:02
Pardis Petchem Plant bags National Energy Management Award

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Pardis Petrochemical Company has received the two 2-star silver statues of the 5th National Energy Management Award.
2020-05-05 16:50
Petropars, NIDC Ink Cooperation MOU

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Petropars Group and the National Iranian Drilling Company have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in implementation of oil and gas projects.
2020-05-05 16:43
IOOC Experts Repair Oil Pump at Forouzan Offshore Platform

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The turbine turbo-pump of Forouzan joint field was repaired by the specialists of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) in Khark operational district and was returned to Forouzan platform.
2020-05-05 16:36
Iran OPEC Boss in Coma after Brain Haemorrhage

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran's veteran OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili has slipped into a coma after a severe brain haemorrhage.
2020-05-04 11:20
Iran Eyes 30 mcm/d CNG Distribution Capacity

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The deputy head of the National Iranian Petroleum Products Distribution Company announced the readiness of the infrastructure for development of the CNG industry in the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum and reaching a daily distribution capacity of 30 million cubic meters of the item.
2020-05-03 14:39
ICOFC Drills 9 Wells Last Year

TEHRAN (Shana) – The Iranian Central Oilfields Company (ICOFC) successfully drilled 27,000 meters last calendar year which ended on March 19.
2020-05-03 13:21