Iran calls on gas exporters to expand technology, research ties

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's caretaker oil minister said the Gas Exporting Countries Forum should make more targeted use of its capacities to raise its international standing, pointing to expanded management and engineering cooperation and closer ties among member states' research institutions.

Iran, Russia call cooperation favorable, say gas trade deal moving toward finalization

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran's caretaker oil minister and Russia's energy minister met Monday in Moscow, rated their cooperation favorably and stressed the need to expand bilateral activity.

Bovard calls for GECF cooperation, says US, Israeli warmongering endangers energy security

SHANA (Tehran) – Caretaker oil minister said Monday that the warmongering of the United States and Israel has endangered energy security in the region and around the world, and he urged members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum to work together.

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.

Caretaker oil minister tours Russian firm's monitoring center ahead of gas summit

SHANA (Tehran) — Caretaker oil minister toured the Russian state-owned oil company's monitoring center on Sunday during a trip to Moscow for a summit of gas-exporting countries, Iranian officials said.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NPC: 60% of war-lost capacity restored

SHANA (Tehran) – The managing director of the National Petrochemical Company said 60% of the industry's capacity lost in the third imposed war has returned to production.

NIGC: 109 operator contracts signed as Iran gets ready for winter gas imbalance

SHANA (Tehran) – The managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced that 109 contracts have been signed with energy "operator" companies, of which 70 now operational across 29 provinces, and that type-one operators have begun work.

Persian Gulf tensions rattle global LNG markets, report warns

SHANA (Tehran) — Escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia have disrupted liquefied natural gas exports in the short term, intensifying competition among buyers and pushing up prices in Asian and European markets, according to a report from the Gas Exporting Countries Forum secretariat.

Khangiran gas facilities gear up for winter

SHANA (Tehran) – Major overhaul operations are underway across the Khangiran operational area of Iran’s East Oil and Gas Production Company, with about 3,000 man-hours of work planned to boost facility readiness and ensure stable gas production during the cold season.

Iran begins CNG conversion drive for ride-hailing cars

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran has begun a nationwide program to convert high-mileage ride-hailing vehicles to dual-fuel systems, with 600 cars converted over the past two weeks, the head of the CNG project at the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company said.

NIGC:

One degree cut equals a South Pars phase to gas grid

SHANA (Tehran) — Lowering indoor temperatures by just one degree Celsius this winter could feed roughly 25 million cubic meters of gas back into Iran's national network — equivalent to the output of one phase of the South Pars field — according to the head of the National Iranian Gas Company.

Gas operator mechanism enters operational phase

SHANA (Tehran) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company said the mechanism for gas operator companies has officially entered the operational phase, emphasizing that sustainably addressing the country’s energy imbalance cannot rely solely on increasing gas production and supply.

Nine CNG Stations to prevent annual outflow of $118m

SHANA (Tehran) – The Director of the CNG Project at the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company has announced the launch of nine CNG stations with a total capacity of 13,500 cubic meters per hour across five provinces. He stated that, given the current value of gasoline, the operation of these stations will prevent an annual foreign currency outflow of $118 million from the country.

Iran tops world rankings in gas discoveries

The managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced that Iran has ranked first globally in gas discoveries since 2025.

President:

Gasoline regulating, sanctions relief central to economic recovery

SHANA (Tehran) — President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that his government is pursuing a series of measures to curb fuel consumption.

Major gas discovery boosts Iran’s reserves by 7.5 tcf

SHANA (Tehran) – Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said Sunday that more than 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas has been discovered in a field in southern Fars province, with about 5.4 trillion cubic feet recoverable based on an estimated 72% recovery rate.