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NIGC official: Business continuity plans, crisis leadership key to industry resilience

SHANA (Tehran) – The head of health, safety, environment and passive defense at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that drafting and completing a business continuity plan (BCP) and strengthening crisis management and leadership are the gas industry's two strategic priorities for boosting resilience and keeping services stable.

NIGC: Every cubic meter of gas saved can go to production, industry

SHANA (Tehran) – The managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has stressed the need for public participation in energy demand management, saying every cubic meter of gas saved can be allocated to production and industry, and that every household can help sustain the gas network and strengthen national power by cutting consumption.

Shurijeh D gas storage hits new record ahead of winter

SHANA (Tehran) – Saeid Tavakoli, CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), said that storing more than 2.16 billion cubic meters of gas in the Shurijeh D reservoir, and bringing inventory to more than 3.33 billion cubic meters at the start of the cold season, has set a new record in the reservoir's history. The result came from injecting more than the notified plan, managing the network efficiently, and keeping the injection facilities running at maximum stability.

Energy operator companies: A private-sector tool for managing gas demand

SHANA (Tehran) – As the cold season approaches, damage to some South Pars phases and the lingering imbalance carried over from previous years have made gas consumption management more urgent than ever.

Lawmaker: Energy service companies, public cooperation can ease winter gas imbalance

SHANA (Tehran) – A member of the Majlis Energy Committee, stressing the need for public participation in energy-consumption management, described the development of energy service companies (known in Iran as "karvar" companies) and the implementation of Article 46 of the Seventh Development Plan as ways to reduce the gas imbalance and get through the winter safely.

NIGC head:

Plans in place to manage gas use in stressed provinces this winter

SHANA (Tehran) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced that consumption-management scenarios have been drawn up for provinces facing gas supply stress, stressing that public cooperation is key to a stable gas supply. He listed campaigns such as "20 Degrees" and "Warm Room" among the measures planned to cut consumption during the cold season.

NIGC: No curbs on industry so far despite 130 mcm of lost capacity

SHANA (Tehran) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has stressed the private sector's capacity to expand gas trade, saying private firms can help diversify supply sources by entering the business of importing gas from neighboring countries. He said NIGC is ready to support these companies and issue the necessary permits within the relevant rules and mechanisms.

NIGC urges mass campaign to curb household gas use

SHANA (Tehran) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) stressed the need for the public, provinces and grassroots institutions to take part in managing energy consumption. A secure passage through winter and a stable national gas network, he said, depend not only on the gas industry's readiness but also on national solidarity, reform of consumption patterns and a sense of responsibility across all sectors of society.

Trilateral energy talks in Moscow: Iran, Qatar, Libya push for stronger gas cooperation

SHANA (Tehran) – A trilateral meeting between Iran's caretaker oil minister, Qatar's energy minister and Libya's oil and gas minister was held to strengthen energy cooperation and ensure an effective presence in global gas markets.

Pezeshkian will head to Moscow for GECF summit

SHANA (Tehran) — President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to Moscow on Monday evening to attend and speak at the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the head of public relations at the president's office said.

Bovard calls on GECF to build resilience, raise gas's global share, expand investment

SHANA (Tehran) – Speaking at the 28th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Hamid Bovard, Caretaker Minister of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran, called on member states to turn the Forum into a more resilient and investment-oriented platform.

28th GECF Ministerial Meeting opens in Moscow ahead of leaders' summit

SHANA (Tehran) — The 28th ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) opened in Moscow on Monday with delegates from member countries attending, one day before the forum's eighth heads-of-state summit.

Bovard: Gas swap deal with Russia nearly final

SHANA (Tehran) — Caretaker oil minister said Sunday that an agreement with Russia to exchange natural gas is essentially finalized and that technical work to carry it out is advancing.

Iran's envoy to Russia:

Moscow Gas Summit will boost energy diplomacy

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's ambassador to Russia says Tehran's active participation in this week's summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum will help advance energy diplomacy, link regional networks and strengthen multilateral cooperation.

Deputy minister urges bigger global role for gas exporters' forum

SHANA (Tehran) — Deputy oil minister for international affairs and trade said the Gas Exporting Countries Forum should move beyond political dialogue and take a larger part in shaping global energy policy.

Caretaker oil minister heads to Moscow for GECF meeting

SHANA Tehran) — Caretaker oil minister left Tehran for Moscow on Sunday to accompany President Masoud Pezeshkian at the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

Iran seeks shared gas export policy, talks with Russian firms at Moscow summit

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran will push for a common export policy and a joint market among gas-exporting nations at a GECF summit in Moscow, and plans talks with Russian energy companies on field development and gas swaps, the caretaker oil minister said.

 GECF ministerial meeting to advance cooperation

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s upcoming participation in the 28th ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) will provide an opportunity to present Tehran’s views on geopolitical developments, the outlook for natural gas markets and ways to expand cooperation among member countries, an Oil Ministry official said.

Deputy minister: Investment security key to global gas market stability

SHANA (Tehran) – The eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit of Heads of State and Government will be held in Moscow on Oct. 27, 2026, bringing together leaders and senior officials from member and observer countries. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the forum’s establishment, the summit will provide an opportunity to review developments in the global natural gas market, strengthen multilateral cooperation and coordinate the positions of gas-producing and exporting countries on challenges facing the energy industry.

8th GECF Summit to be held in Moscow

SHANA (Tehran) – The eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) will be held in Moscow, Russia, focusing on expanding cooperation among member countries and reviewing developments in global gas markets.

NIGC official details push for smart meters to curb illegal tapping

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's gas network, a strategic piece of national infrastructure, faces mounting pressure as consumption rises in the cold months and officials try to stop unauthorized gas withdrawals. Much of the country's energy use and electricity generation depends on the network's stability, and any disruption could have wide consequences. Upgrading the network with smart technology, detecting illegal connections, improving safety and changing consumption habits are top priorities for the National Iranian Gas Co., officials say.

ICOFC completes gas well drilling, repairs three oil wells

SHANA (Tehran) — Iranian Central Oil Fields Company has finished drilling and installing wellhead facilities on several gas wells in the Khangiran, Khartang and Tous fields and repaired three oil wells in the first half of the Iranian year 1405, a company official said.

ICOFC beats first-half targets in Southern Zagros, west, and east

SHANA (Tehran) – Output above plan in the Southern Zagros and western operating areas, a 1 billion cubic metre (bcm) rise in gas production in eastern Iran, and expanded gas storage and transmission capacity were among the Iranian Central Oil Fields Company's (ICOFC) results for the first half of 1405 (March to September 2026). The results are tied to continued maintenance, well completion and preparing infrastructure for the cold season.

Deputy minister:

Gas saved in household, non-productive sectors to be redirected to industry

SHANA (Tehran) – Using the innovative capacities of operator companies and deploying data-driven tools, gas saved in the household and non-productive sectors will be channelled to the country's industrial arteries, with the aim of sustaining production and employment, the deputy oil minister for planning has announced.

NIGC says winter plans ready, urges cuts in consumption

SHANA (Tehran) — The head of the National Iranian Gas Company said overhaul work has been completed and contingency plans are in place to keep the country's gas network stable through the cold months, though several provinces are expected to face supply stress.

South Pars gas capacity restoration accelerates

SHANA (Tehran) – National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Managing Director Saeid Tavakoli said the first gas train of the sixth refinery at the South Pars Gas Complex has returned to production this year, adding that efforts to restore lost gas-processing capacity are progressing rapidly.

NIGC floats 'virtual refinery' model to cut gas consumption

SHANA (Tehran) — The National Iranian Gas Company said a new approach it calls a "virtual refinery" could free up gas capacity by reducing consumption rather than building costly new facilities, an official said.

NIGC says fuel supply stable despite South Pars output drop

SHANA (Tehran) – The head of the National Iranian Gas Company said the country maintained stable fuel supplies to power plants and industry in the first six months of the year, even as production at the South Pars gas field declined.

Iran holds first gas retail trade on Energy Exchange

SHANA (Tehran) — The National Iranian Gas Company has offered and traded about 44 million cubic meters of natural gas for the first time under a retail gas model on the Iran Energy Exchange, NIGC Managing Director Saeid Tavakoli said.