Morteza Shahmirzaei, who made the remarks in a meeting with senior officials of the petrochemical sector, added the workshops will be formed at three levels of NPC, holdings, and petrochemical companies.

He said the collection of associated gases is among prioritized plans, explaining the captured flare gases will be processed and used as feedstock of petrochemical complexes.

The CEO of NPC urged the petrochemical companies to minimize the waste of production capacities and make the maximum use of potentials to witness jump in output.

He also pointed to future investments as another main factor for boosting production.

Shahmirzaei pledged that flare gases of the East and West Karoun regions will be gathered, urging petrochemical holdings to put investment in the upstream sector on top of their agenda with the aim of supplying feedstock sustainably.