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Isfahan Refinery’s DHT Unit inauguration ceremony

SHANA (Isfahan) – The environmental project of Isfahan Refinery’s Diesel Hydrotreating (DHT) Unit is inaugurated in Isfahan, central Iran, during a ceremony attended by President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and Oil Minister Javad Owji on September 29, 2023.

Iran’s oil minister attends 93rd Saudi National Day ceremony

SHANA (Tehran) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and a number of foreign ambassadors attend a ceremony to celebrate the 93rd National Day of Saudi Arabia at the kingdom’s embassy in Tehran on September 26, 2023.

Iranian oil sector’s economic growth up 368%

SHANA (Tehran) – The Iranian oil sector’s economic growth rate jumps 368 percent year on year (YoY) in spring 2023.

NIOC-Insurance Companies Forum

SHANA (Tehran) – The National Iranian Oil Company and insurance companies hold a forum in the presence of NIOC Managing Director Mohsen Khojastehmehr in Shahid Beheshti Hall of the Oil Ministry in Tehran on September 20, 2023.

17th IranPlast International Exhibition (2)

SHANA (Tehran) – The 17th IranPlast International Exhibition ends at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground on September 20, 2023.

17th IranPlast International Exhibition (1)

SHANA (Tehran) – The 17th IranPlast International Exhibition ends at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground on September 20, 2023.

MoUs, contracts signed at 17th IranPlast International Exhibition

SHANA (Tehran) – Several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and contracts are signed on the third day of the 17th IranPlast International Exhibition in the presence of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Managing Director Morteza Shahmirzaei at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground on September 19, 2023.

Collection of APG of 21 flares of East Karoun fields by mid-March 2024

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran plans to collect associated petroleum gas (APG) of 21 flares of East Karoun fields in southwestern province of Khuzestan by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2024).

Opening ceremony of 17th IranPlast International Exhibition

SHANA (TEHRAN) – The 17th International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment, also known as IranPlast International Exhibition, kicks off in an opening ceremony attended by Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground on September 17, 2023.

3,200-ton platform relocation, installation at SP Phase 11 a great engineering feat for Iran

SHANA (Assaluyeh) – The relocation of a 3,200-ton platform installed at Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field by Iranian experts has been described as “unparalleled” in the Persian Gulf region in terms of execution and complexity. The development project of Phase 11 in the southernmost and farthest border section of the gas field languished in partial completion by foreign companies, namely France’s TotalEnergies, for over 20 years has been implemented by domestic engineers and inaugurated by President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi.

Iran oil minister, Burkina Faso FM discuss cooperation

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji voiced and Burkinabe Foreign Minister Olivia Ragnaghnewende Rouamba hold talks on bilateral cooperation in Tehran on September 4, 2023.

Iran, Chinese consortium sign petrochemical MoU

SHANA (Tehran) – A trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) on providing technical know-how and implementing a project of Iran’s Fanavaran Petro Olefin Company is inked by Navid Shahidinia, acting head of Fanavaran Petro Olefin Company, an affiliate of Fanavaran Petrochemical Company, and a Chinese consortium in the presence of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Managing Director Morteza Shahmirzaei in Tehran on August 4, 2023.

Official inauguration of Phase 11 of joint South Pars gas field

SHANA (Assaluyeh) – Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, Oil Minister Javad Owji, and a number of officials attend a ceremony to start production at Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field shared with Qatar in the Persian Gulf on August 28, 2023.

Raeisi visits SP Phase 11 platform in Persian Gulf

SHANA (Assaluyeh) – Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi pays visit to the platform of Phase 11 of the South Pars (SP) gas field in the Persian Gulf on August 28, 2023.

Oil Minister Owji, NIORDC CEO Salari appreciated at 18th Shahid Rajaei Festival

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Managing Director Jalil Salari are appreciated for the Oil Ministry’s achievements and NIORDC’s performance in the production sector at the 18th Shahid Rajaei Festival held at the Summit Conference Hall, northern Tehran, on August 26, 2023 in the presence of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi to commemorate the Government Week and honor the unflinching efforts of government organizations and officials.

First VP, oil minister visit NIOPDC dispatching center

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber and Oil Minister Javad Owji pay a visit to the dispatching center of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) on August 17, 2023.

Iran Energy Efficiency Conference opening ceremony

SHANA (Tehran) – The opening ceremony of the 2nd Iran Energy Efficiency Conference (IREEC) is held in the presence of Oil Minister Javad Owji, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and a number of lawmakers at the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) in the Iranian capital Tehran on August 14, 2023.

Iran’s Oil Ministry hosts heads of passive defense committees

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Ministry hosts a meeting between heads of passive defense committees of the executive bodies in the presence of Oil Minister Javad Owji, a number of senior oil officials, and chief of the country’s Passive Defense Organization, Gholamreza Jalali, in Tehran on August 13, 2023.

NIOC CEO meeting with media persons

SHANA (Tehran) – Mohsen Khojastehmehr, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) managing director, meets the country’s media persons at the National Iranian Oil Company's Kushk Hall Center in Tehran to mark the National Reporter’s Day on August 9, 2023.

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Abadan Refinery Phase 2 inauguration

SHANA (ABADAN) – The first part of the Phase 2 of Abadan Refinery in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, is inaugurated in the presence of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, Oil Minister Javad Owji, and other top officials on March 20, 2023.

Iran’s executive managers visit South Pars installations

SHANA (Assaluyeh) – A number of executive managers pay a visit to the installations of the giant South Pars gas field in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on August 3, 2023.

Iran oil minister attends Gachsaran Administrative Council meeting

SHANA (Tehran) – The meeting of Gachsaran Administrative Council is held in the presence of Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji during his visit to southwestern province of Kohgilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad on July 17, 2023.

Inauguration ceremony of Gachsaran Petrochemical Complex

SHANA (Tehran) – The inauguration ceremony of Gachsaran Petrochemical Complex in southwestern province of Kohgilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad is held in the presence of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and Oil Minister Javad Owji on July 17, 2023.

Signing ceremony of MoU for boosting ethane extraction from nine SP refineries

TEHRAN (Shana) – The signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding for increasing ethane extraction from nine refineries in the South Pars (SP) gas field is held in the presence of Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and Head of the Executive Headquarters of Imam's Directive Aref Norouzi in Tehran on July 3, 2023.

Official ceremony of South Pars Phase 11 platform transportation, installation

SHANA (Tehran) – The official ceremony of transportation and installation of the South Pars Phase 11 platform in the Persian Gulf is held in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 28, 2023.

South Pars Phase 11 platform installed

SHANA (Tehran) – The first platform of Phase 11 of Iran’s South Pars (SP) gas field is installed in the Persian Gulf on June 28, 2023.

Iran, Uzbekistan discuss oil, gas, petrochemical cooperation

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran's Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs and Trade Ahmad Asadzadeh and Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Minister of Energy Azim Akhmedkhadjaev discuss Tehran-Tashkent cooperation in oil, gas, petrochemical industry in Tehran on June 19, 2023.

SHANA conducts exclusive interview with OPEC chief

SHANA (Tehran) – Iranian Ministry of Petroleum’s news service SHANA and English-language monthly Iran Petroleum conduct an exclusive interview with Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais in Tehran on May 27, 2023.