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Zeighami Appointed as Member of Board of Trustees of Oil Industry Pension Fund
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji appointed Alireza Zeighami as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pension, Savings and Welfare Fund for Oil Industry Employees.
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Minister Appoints Member of Advisory Working Group on Detection of Non-Contradiction of Oil-related Acts
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji appointed Alireza Zeighami as a member of the "Advisory Working Group for Determining the Non-Contradiction of the Decisions of the Board of Directors of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) with the Laws, Regulations, Policies and Strategies of the Ministry of Petroleum".
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Owji Appoints Refining, Distribution Deputy
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji issued a decree appointing Jalil Salari as his Deputy and the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC).
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Least-Polluting Clean Fuel in Iran
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Various industries have established "Health, Safety, Environment" (HSE) departments in order to protect their service workers against life threats, and protect the environment. In the oil and gas industry, due to high sensitivity as well as high-risk oil and gas fields, HSE is of high significance. When it comes to the gas sector, it takes up added significance as natural gas may become more hazardous if security precautions are not taken.
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Domestic Production of Catalysts Saves Iran $70 m
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Domestic specialists succeeded in local production of ethylbenzene dehydrogenation to styrene and ammonia synthesis catalysts in Iran, which bring a total hard currency savings of 70 million dollars for the country.
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Iran Eyes 3.5 mbd Refining Capacity by 2026
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said plans are under way to bring the country’s refining capacity to 3.5 million barrels per day from currently 2.2 mbd within the next 4 to 5 years.
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80% Self-Sufficiency in Supplying Required Parts of Isfahan Refinery
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Commercial Director of Isfahan Oil Refining Company said trust in youth science has caused Isfahan Oil Refinery to supply 80% of its required parts from domestic companies and industries.
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22 Types of Petchem Catalysts Localized
TEHRAN (Shana) – An official with the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) says currently 85% of the catalysts used in the industry are supplied domestically, adding there are 22 types of petrochemical catalysts worth $123m which are produced domestically.
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NIGC Fully Ready for Winter Gas Supply
TEHRAN (Shana) – An official with the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) voiced gas refineries’ readiness to supply gas in the winter.
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5-Month Sulfur Output of Ilam Refinery 25% up Y/Y
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Ilam Gas Refining Company said that the refinery’s sulfur output has grown by 25 percent in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last calendar year which ended on March 20.
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Khorasan Petchem Plant Boosts Urea Output by 11,000 tons
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Khorasan Petrochemical Plant said urea production has increased by 11,000 tons in the first 5 months of the current calendar year, which began on March 21 and has exceeded 100,000 tons.
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Over 115,000 tons of LPG Exported from Siraf Pars Port
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The operator of Siraf Pars Port said that over 115,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been loaded and exported from the port.
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1st Ministerial Roundtable on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development Concludes
VIENNA (Shana) -- The First Ministerial Roundtable on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development was held today, Monday, 6 September 2021, via videoconference.
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Iran Petroleum Industry Book Review
TEHRAN (Shana) -- In this piece of writing we will be reviewing major books written in the history of Iran’s petroleum industry.
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North Pars, Changloueh Fields Up for Investment
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Some 120 kilometers southeast of the southern Bushehr Province, Iran owns a gas field holding more than 57 tcf of gas in place. North Pars is among fields with high potential for investment. The field is estimated to require $16 billion in investment, including $5 billion in the upstream sector and $11 billion in the downstream sector (mainly LNG plants).
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Bu Ali Sina Petchem Plant to Upgrade Quantity and Quality
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The light fraction desulfurization project at the Bu Ali Sina petrochemical plant came online in July with a view to bringing down the sulfur content to below 1 ppm.
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Petchem Sector and Triangle of Strains
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran’s petrochemical industry has not backed down over the past three years specifically after the US imposed all-out sanctions on the country, particularly the petrochemical sector. On the contrary, it recorded last calendar year as one of the best and most successful periods.
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8,000 Meters of Drilling Operations in South Pars Phase 11
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Petropars Group said that roughly 8,000 meters of drilling operations have been carried out in phase 11 of the South Pars offshore gas field.
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2nd Day of Owji Visit to Assaluyeh
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Javad Owji, Iranian Minister of Petroleum, arrived in Assaluyeh on Thursday evening (September 2) with the aim of learning about the progress of activities in various South Pars phases.
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1st day of visit of the Minister of Petroleum to Assaluyeh
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Javad Owji, Iranian Minister of Petroleum, arrived in Assaluyeh on Thursday evening (September 2) with the aim of learning about the progress of activities in various South Pars phases. After attending the tomb of the anonymous martyrs of Assaluyeh, he put on the agenda the review of gas and petrochemical projects based in Assaluyeh in a meeting with the relevant managers in the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone.
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1st Train of South Pars Phase 14 Refinery Online in Winter: Owji
ASSALUYEH (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said the first train of the phase 14 refinery of the South Pars gas field would come on stream in the winter this year.
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South Pars Supplying Half of Iran Petchem Feedstock
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Deputy Minister of Petroleum for Petrochemical Affairs stated that the number of active projects of the petrochemical industry in Assaluyeh is 19, and said: “50% of the production of the petrochemical industry depends on South Pars.”
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84% of South Pars Wells Online
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company said out of a total of 39 platforms in South Pars Gas Field, 37 platforms and out of a total of 400 wells in this field, 336 wells (84%) are productive.
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SPGC Ready for Winter Gas Supply
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The managing director of South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC) voiced the complex’s readiness to supply the country's gas consumption in the cold season.
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Ministry of Petroleum Welcomes any Kind of Investment
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said: "We welcome any domestic and foreign investment for development of gas fields with the priority of maintaining the production of the South Pars gas field; as the current trend continues, we will become gas importers in the coming years.”
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CNPCI Iran President Meets with Owji
TEHRAN (Shana) – The President of CNPC International LTD. (Iran), Li Yingchang, met with Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji in his Tehran office on Thursday.
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Owji Promises Good News in Oil Sales
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji promised good news was under way for Iran’s crude oil sales in the coming months.
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Iran Slashes Natural Gas Exports to Iraq
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The dispatching director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced that Iran's natural gas exports to Iraq have been reduced based on an agreement with Baghdad and with prior notice.
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20th OPEC and Non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The 20th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, known as OPEC+, was held via video conference on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 and ended with a consensus on continuing with the current gradual increase of crude oil output by 400,000 bpd for October.