Iran's Petroleum Minister
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Paknejad: Iran’s annual natural gas production stands at 275bcm
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad opened the 26th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Ministerial Meeting in Tehran, emphasizing the importance of cooperation in the global energy sector, adding that the country’s annual natural gas production stands at 275 billion cubic meters.
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Paknejad Hails Boosting Cooperation with Saudi Arabia
SHANA (Tehran) - Iranian Minister of Petroleum Mohsen Paknejad has said that under the previously made agreements, he hopes to witness the holding of the joint economic cooperation commission between Iran and Saudi Arabia soon.
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Petroleum Ministry Working Group Established
SHANA (Tehran) - The petroleum minister Mohsen Paknejad has established a consultative working group to identify the oil industry's main problems and challenges regarding management and human capital development.
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Nouri Appointed as Petroleum Minister Advisor
SHANA (Tehran) - The Iranian minister of petroleum Mohsen Paknejad appointed Kasra Nouri, former general manager of the public relations department of the Petroleum Ministry, as his advisor and head of the petroleum minister's office.
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Petroleum Minister Visits President
SHANA (Tehran) – Minister of Petroleum Mohsen Paknejad visited President Masoud Pezeshkian to talk about the oil industry development and the challenges ahead.
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Paknejad Holds His First Meeting as Petroleum Minister
SHANA (Tehran) - Following winning a vote of confidence from the parliament yesterday, the new Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad held his first meeting today in his office at the Petroleum Ministry.
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Oil Production Increasing by 0.4 mbd, Paknejad
SHANA (Tehran) - Proposed petroleum minister Mohsen Paknejad has said that Iran’s oil production is planned to increase by 400 thousand barrels a day up to the end of the next Iranian calendar year on 19 March 2026.
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Parliament Kicks Off the Week of Vote of Confidence
SHANA (Tehran) - On Saturday, at the beginning of a new week in Iran, Parliament has started assessing the president's proposed ministers’ competencies, which is expected to continue for five days.
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Paknejad Proposed as Petroleum Minister Nominee
SHANA (Tehran) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian submitted the list of his proposed ministers to the parliament for approval where Mohsen Paknejad has been nominated as the Minister of Petroleum.
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Petroleum Minister Meets with GECF Sec. Gen.
SHANA (Tehran) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji held talks with the Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Mohammed Hamel on Thursday and discussed latest development in global gas market.
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Petroleum Minister Meets with GECF Sec. Gen.
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Petroleum Minister Javad Owji meets with the Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Mohammed Hamel on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the head office of the Ministry of Petroleum in Tehran.
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Owji Announces 60% Rise in Crude Production in 2.5 Years
SHANA (Tehran) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said on Wednesday the 28th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition (Iran Oil Show 2024) is a good opportunity to showcase the great achievements of his ministry in recent 2.5 years in the 13th government which took office in August 2021.
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Petroleum Ministry And AEOI Sign MOU
SHANA (Tehran) – Petroleum Ministry and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today, 22 April 22, to boost cooperation in a range of different issues including technology.
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Oil minister accompanying Raeisi arrives in Damascus
SHANA (Tehran) -- Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi accompanied by some ministers, including Oil Minister Javad Owji, arrived in Damascus on Wednesday.
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Abadan Refinery Phase 2 inaugurated
SHANA (Abadan) – The first part of the second phase of a project, aimed at increasing and sustaining Abadan Refinery’s production capacity, is inaugurated in the presence of President Ebrahim Raeisi, Oil Minister Javad Owji, lawmakers, and provincial officials in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, on March 20, 2023, marking the anniversary of oil industry nationalization.
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Minister: Abadan petro-refinery with 210,000 bpd production capacity to come on stream within days
SHANA (Tehran) – A petro-refinery in Abadan, southwestern Iran, having a production capacity of 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) will become operational within days, said Oil Minister Javad Owji here on Wednesday.
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Owji talks of good deals with China, record sour gas output, SP Phase 11 launch
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iran’s oil minister on Saturday talked of good agreements with giant Chinese companies, record annual production of sour gas, and launch of Phase 11 of South Pars (SP) gas field.
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Iran oil minister holds talks with West African delegation
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji held talks with a West African delegation at the head office of the Ministry of Petroleum in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on March 7, 2023.
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Tehran-Moscow Cooperation Render Bans Futile: Owji
GROZNY (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said expansion of cooperation between Iran and Russia will make international sanctions ineffective.
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Petro-Refinery Building, Key in Preventing Crude Oil Sales
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Completing the value chain and preventing crude oil sales is among the major concerns of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) in reviewing and revitalizing old refining plants and developing new petro-refineries under the "Support for the Development of Downstream Oil and Gas Condensate Industries" Act. Accordingly, by reviewing the submitted proposals for construction of petro-refineries and petrochemical units, 8 petro-refinery projects, including 5 crude oil petro-refinery projects and 3 gas condensate petro-refinery projects have been approved by Petroleum Ministry. For construction of petro-refineries, measures have been taken in line with ensuring sustainability, improving and increasing the quality of refined products in Iran's refineries, which seem to be the beginning of a new era of refining activities to form petro-refineries and prevent crude sales in the industry.
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Reviving Low-Yield Oil Wells, NIOC’s Severe Concern
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Figures do indicate that Iran ranks first in the world in terms of the aggregate oil and gas reserves. Taking advantage of this huge wealth or preserving it for future generations has always been a challenge for policy makers. The arrival of renewable energies and the efforts of countries to ramp up energy security and non-dependence have caused oil-rich countries to seek to optimize production from hydrocarbon reservoirs in order to turn it into a capital for future generations. In the meantime, some countries, including Iran, have put on their agenda a written program to revive inactive wells as a short-term solution to improve their oil output. The following is an overview of Iran's plan to revive low-yield oil wells.
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Iran Oil Exports Underway Uninterrupted: Min.
TEHRAN (Shana) – The Iranian Minister of Petroleum said: “Iran's crude oil exports are being carried out without any problems to the target markets.”
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Iran Sends Technical Team to Help in Cuba Oil Tank Fire
TEHRAN (Shana) -- In line with the goals of activating energy diplomacy by the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, after a massive fire occurred in oil facilities in Cuba by lightning, a group of Iranian experts were sent to help the country.
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Owji: Iran Will Continue Constructive Interactions with OPEC
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran, as a founding member of OPEC, would definitely continue its constructive interaction with the OPEC and would effectively support our new Secretary General as well as the OPEC Secretariat, Iranian Petroleum Minister said on Wednesday.
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Owji Meets with Bulgarian, Romanian Energy Ministers in Baku
BAKU (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum met with Bulgarian and Romanian energy ministers in Baku and discussed global energy crisis, technical and engineering services exports and various cooperation areas.
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Owji Stresses Expansion of Iran-Azerbaijan Ties
BAKU (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum underlined expansion of relations with Azerbaijan, saying the gas swap contract has provided the ground for cooperation in other sectors including transportation, power, trade and such areas.
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Owji: Shah Deniz Field is Iran-Azerbaijan Successful Experience
BAKU (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum stressed the 13th administration’s policy for developing relations with neighbors, saying Iran-Azerbaijan partnership in Sha Deniz field is a good experience and can provide the ground for defining joint cooperation in oil and gas blocks and fields in the Caspian Sea.
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Iran, Azerbaijan Sign MoU to Double Turkmen Gas Swap
BAKU (Shana) – Tehran and Baku signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase gas swap from Turkmenistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan via Iran’s territory.
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Owji: Iran Return to Oil Market Can Calm Int'l Markets
BAKU (Shana) – Global oil market is in a condition that return of Iran oil can remarkably help meet customers’ needs and make the world markets balanced and calm, Iranian Minister of Petroleum said on Thursday.