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Iran oil minister, OPEC secretary general discuss oil market
SHANA (Algiers) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais exchanged views on developments of the global oil market in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, on Saturday.
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Iran, Russia agree on new contracts for oil, gas fields development
SHANA (Algiers) – Iran’s oil minister and Russia’s energy minister agreed on signing new contracts to develop oil and gas fields.
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MP calls Russia strategic partner of Iran in energy sector
SHANA (Tehran) – A member of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee said on Saturday promotion of energy diplomacy is key to the development of the oil and gas industry and referred to Russia as the strategic partner of Iran in the energy sector.
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Raeisi arrives in Algiers to attend 7th GECF Summit
SHANA (Algiers) – Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in the Algerian capital Algiers on Saturday to attend the 7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government.
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Owji: Sanctions-hit Iran gas output rise two times world average
SHANA (Algiers) – The average annual increase in Iran’s gas production from 2012 to 2022 was over two times the average rise in the global output in spite of brutal sanctions imposed on the country, said Oil Minister Javad Owji on Friday.
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Iran’s Research Institute of Petroleum Industry wins GECF award
SHANA (Algiers) – Iran’s Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) was awarded for doing unique research into flare gas collection and putting the research into practice on the sidelines of the 7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, on Friday.
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Global gas industry development demands energy trade depoliticization, says Owji at GECF Summit
SHANA (Algiers) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Friday development of the gas industry and materialization of supply and demand security in the world demand establishment of global peace and depoliticization of trade energy.
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Iran to host 26th GECF Ministerial Meeting in 2024
SHANA (Algiers) – Iran will host the 26th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) this year.
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7th GECF Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting kicks off in Algiers with Owji in attendance
SHANA (Algiers) – The Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of the 7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government commenced with Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji in attendance in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, on Friday.
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Iran, Russia sign 19 cooperation documents
SHANA (Tehran) – Tehran and Moscow signed 19 cooperation documents during the closing ceremony of the 17th Joint Economic Commission between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in Tehran on Wednesday.
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Owji: Contracts with Russia lead to 200,000-barrel increase in Iran daily oil output
SHANA (Tehran) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday said the contracts signed with Russian companies to develop eight oil fields have helped his country add more than 200,000 barrels to its daily production.
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Tehran, Moscow share ‘very appropriate’ stance on U.S. unilateralism: Iran’s first VP
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s first vice president on Wednesday described Tehran-Moscow common stance against U.S. unilateralism in the region as “very appropriate”.
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Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission cochairs discuss further cooperation
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the cochairs of the 17th Joint Economic Commission between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, exchanged their views on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in Tehran on Wednesday.
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Iran, Russia sign MoU to cooperate in oil, technology projects
SHANA (Tehran) – The Engineering, Research and Technology Department of Iran’s Oil Ministry and the Russian company Transneft signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to do research in oil and technology projects.
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Highest foreign investment made in oil industry, says Iran’s economy minister
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s minister of economic affairs and finance said the oil industry attracted the highest foreign investment in the 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2023).
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Owji requests gas conservation as cold weather persists
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji on Tuesday asked people to conserve gas as the cold spell continued to grip the northern parts of the country.
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Iran’s oil sector annual economic growth doubles despite sanctions
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s oil sector has witnessed a twofold increase in its annual economic growth in autumn 2023, said the government’s economic spokesman on Tuesday.
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Tehran-Moscow gas cooperation planned, says Iran’s ambassador
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran-Russia cooperation in the gas sector has been planned and could come to fruition, said Iran’s ambassador to Moscow.
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Owji: Daily gasoline consumption tops 132m liters during cold spell
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s gasoline consumption exceeded 132 million liters per day as temperatures dropped sharply in recent days, said Oil Minister Javad Owji on Monday.
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Expert meetings of 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission start in Tehran
SHANA (Tehran) – Expert meetings of the 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission started in Tehran on Monday.
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IMF: Iran oil production beyond expectations
SHANA (Tehran) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased its estimate of Iran’s economic growth in 2024, citing a higher-than-expected surge in the country’s oil production.
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Iran’s president to attend 7th GECF Summit
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi will take part in the 7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, on March 2, said Iran's Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs and Trade Ahmad Asadzadeh on Saturday.
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Sanctions not welcome but helped Iranian genius bloom: NPC CEO
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) managing director on Thursday said “we do not welcome sanctions, but the conditions imposed during the era of sanctions led to the blooming of the Iranians’ genius”.
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Iran’s oil sector economic growth hits 21.8% in autumn, says PBO head
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Plan and Budget Organization (PBO) chief announced on Wednesday the oil and gas sector’s economic growth in autumn 2023 reached 21.8 percent.
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Islamabad keen to revive Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, says Owji
SHANA (Tehran) – Islamabad has expressed an interest in completing the much-delayed Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project, said Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday.
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Owji: Israel behind gas pipeline plot foiled in unique operation
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday said Israel was behind the sabotage attacks on two gas transmission pipelines last week.
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Tehran to host 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission this month
SHANA (Tehran) – The 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission meeting will be held in the presence of its cochairmen, Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, in Tehran this month.
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Red tape causes long delay in signing contracts: NIOC chief
SHANA (Tehran) – The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) managing director said too much bureaucracy causes a long delay in signing contracts.
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Oil industry growing without JCPOA under 13th administration: VP
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s vice president for legal affairs said the country’s oil industry has achieved a steady growth without the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), since the 13th administration took office in August 2021.
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Enemy failed to achieve goals behind terrorist attacks on Iran’s gas pipelines, says lawmaker
SHANA (Tehran) – The enemy failed to achieve its goals behind the terrorist attacks on gas transmission pipelines thanks to the Iranian officials’ swift action, said a member of the Parliament’s Energy Committee on Monday.