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Signing ceremony of contracts for South Pars gas field pressure-boosting project

SHANA (Tehran) – Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) and several Iranian companies signed contracts in the presence of Oil Minister Javad Owji and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Managing Director Mohsen Khojastehmehr in Tehran on March 10, 2024 to carry out a pressure-boosting project in the joint South Pars (SP) gas field in the Persian Gulf.

Iran’s first Catalyst Innovation and Technology Center inaugurated

SHANA (Tehran) – The first Catalyst Innovation and Technology Center of Iran is inaugurated in the presence of Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Morteza Shahmirzaei in the Sarvino Innovation and Technology Center in Tehran on March 10, 2024.

Sepehr, Jofeir oil fields become operational officially

SHANA (Ahvaz) – A ceremony to inaugurate Sepehr and Jofeir oil fields officially is attended by Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and Oil Minister Javad Owji in southwestern province of Khuzestan on March 8, 2024.

Owji inspects Yaran, Yadavaran oil fields’ development operations

SHANA (Ahvaz) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji closely observes the progress of the second phase of the Yaran joint oil field and the development operations of the Yadavaran oil field in southwestern province of Khuzestan on March 8, 2024.

Meeting of Iran’s oil minister, Uzbekistan’s energy minister

SHANA (Tehran) – Oil Minister Javad Owji and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov hold talks on bilateral cooperation in Tehran on March 5, 2024.

Meeting of high-ranking Iranian, Algerian delegations

SHANA (Algiers) – The meeting between Iran and Algeria’s high-ranking delegations and press conference of the two countries’ presidents are held on the sidelines of the 7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government in the Algerian capital Algiers on March 3, 2024.

7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government

SHANA (Algiers) – The 7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government is held in the presence of Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and his counterparts from the GECF member states in the Algerian capital Algiers on March 2, 2024.

17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission concluded with 19 cooperation documents

SHANA (Tehran) – Tehran and Moscow sign 19 cooperation documents during the closing ceremony of the 17th Joint Economic Commission between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in the presence of Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the commission cochairs, in Tehran on February 28, 2024.

Owji, Novak attends 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission meeting

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak attend a meeting of the 17th Joint Economic Commission between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in Tehran on February 28, 2024.

Second day of expert meetings of 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission in Tehran

SHANA (Tehran) – Expert meetings of the 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission are held for the second day at the National Iranian Oil Company's Kushk Hall Center in Tehran on February 27, 2024.

Oil minister’s visit to Monitoring Center of NIOC

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji pays a visit to the Monitoring Center of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in Tehran on February 26, 2024 following a surge in the natural gas consumption during the cold spell.

Expert meetings of 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission in Tehran

SHANA (Tehran) – Expert meetings of the 17th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission start at the National Iranian Oil Company's Kushk Hall Center in Tehran on February 26, 2024.

First Conference of Legal Council of Oil Industry

SHANA (Tehran) – The First Conference of Legal Council of Oil Industry aimed at enhancing synergy between legal managers of the Oil Ministry is hosted by the Legal Affairs Management Department of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and attended by Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan, NIOC Managing Director Mohsen Khojastehmehr, and legal managers of the Oil Ministry’s affiliated companies at NIOC's Kushk Hall Center in Tehran on February 19, 2024.

Repair work of gas pipelines damaged in terrorist attack in southern Iran

SHANA (Safa-Shahr) – The 56" Iran Gas Trunkline IV and VIII (IGAT-4 and IGAT-8) pipelines damaged in a terrorist attack in Safa-Shahr, Iran’s southern province of Fars, at around 1 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2130 GMT) undergo repairs.

Owji attends NIGC crisis management session

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji, National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Managing Director Majid Chegeni, National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Managing Director Mohsen Khojastehmehr, and other officials attend a crisis management session held at the Dispatching Department of NIGC in Tehran on February 14, 2024 after two explosions struck the gas transmission pipelines in Borujen, western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and Safa-Shahr, southern province of Fars, at around 1 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2130 GMT).

Owji’s visit to ‘Narrative of Progress’ exhibition

SHANA (Mashhad) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji pays a visit to an exhibition dubbed the “Narrative of Progress” displaying the latest achievements of the oil industry in the northeastern city of Mashhad on February 8, 2024.

Official inauguration ceremony of SP Phase 16 pipeline

SHANA (Assaluyeh) – The official inauguration ceremony of the new pipeline of Phase 16 of the South Pars (SP) gas field is held in the presence of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) Managing Director Mohammad Hossein Motejalli, the Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) Managing Director Hossein Shiva in Assaluyeh, southern province of Bushehr, on February 6, 2024 by the order of Oil Minister Javad Owji issues via videoconference.

Oil minister’s visit to Khuzestan Province

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji pays a visit to the southwestern province of Khuzestan to inaugurate several projects.

Promotion of energy diplomacy under 13th administration

Leader visits Iran’s homegrown products exhibition

SHANA (Tehran) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei pays a visit to an exhibition displaying Iran’s homegrown products and knowledge-based companies’ capabilities in 40 booths at the Imam Khomeini Husseiniyeh in Tehran on January 29, 2024.

Owji’s visit to NIGC’s Dispatching Department

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji pays a visit to the Dispatching Department of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) in Tehran on January 27, 2024 as cold spell and precipitation drive up demand for natural gas for heating.

Ceremony to celebrate 50th anniversary of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company

SHANA (Mahshahr) – A ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company (BIPC) is held in the presence of Morteza Shahmirzaei, the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) managing director, and other officials in Mahshahr, a city in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, on January 16, 2024.

International Hydrogen Event

SHANA (Tehran) – The International Hydrogen Event is held in the presence of Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Abbas Aliabadi and a number of deputy oil ministers in Tehran on January 16, 2024.

14th Khuzestan Specialized Exhibition of Petroleum Industry Equipment Manufacturing

SHANA (Ahvaz) – The four-day 14th Khuzestan Specialized Exhibition of Petroleum Industry Equipment Manufacturing kicks off in Ahvaz, the capital city of Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, on January 14, 2024.

Opening ceremony of 14th Khuzestan Specialized Exhibition of Petroleum Industry Equipment Manufacturing

SHANA (Ahvaz) – The opening ceremony of the 14th Khuzestan Specialized Exhibition of Petroleum Industry Equipment Manufacturing is held in the presence of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Managing Director Mohsen Khojastehmehr in Ahvaz, the capital city of southwestern province of Khuzestan, on January 14, 2024.

National Conference on Production Growth and Inflation Control with Governance Model and Roadmap

SHANA (Tehran) – The National Conference on Production Growth, Inflation Control with Governance Model and Roadmap for Having Knowledge-Based Big Industries by Taking Opportunities to Produce National Brands to Compete at Regional Level is held in the presence of Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji, Chief Economic Officer of the Leader's Office Ali Aqa-Mohammadi, Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehqani Firouzabadi, and Tehran's interim Friday prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Hassan Abu-Torabifard at the National Iranian Oil Company's Kushk Hall Center in Tehran on January 11, 2024.

NIGC, Presidential Science Department sign cooperation agreement

SHANA (Tehran) – The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) and the Presidential Department of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy sign an agreement in the presence of Majid Chegeni, the NIGC managing director, and Rouhollah Dehqani Firouzabadi, the department chief, in Tehran on December 7, 2023 to cooperate in the field of indigenization of strategic gas equipment.

Signing ceremony of contract on land allocated to Shahid Soleimani Refinery-Integrated Petrochemical Plant

SHANA (Tehran) – A contract on a 450-hectare land allocated to the Shahid Soleimani Refinery-Integrated Petrochemical Plant is signed by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) and the Shahid Soleimani Refinery-Integrated Petrochemical Company during a ceremony attended by Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Jalil Salari and Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade and Managing Director of IMIDRO Mohammadreza Movassaqinia in Tehran on January 6, 2024.

NPC head's visit to Mokran Petrochemical Town

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Managing Director Morteza Shahmirzaei, accompanied by journalists, pays a visit to Mokran Petrochemical Town in Chabahar, southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, on December 27, 2023.

Iran, Iraq oil ministers discuss cooperation

SHANA (Tehran) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and his Iraqi counterpart Hayan Abdel-Ghani hold talks on bilateral cooperation at the National Iranian Oil Company's Kushk Hall Center in Tehran on December 27, 2023.