Oil industry mobilizes for rapid repairs: NIOC

All available resources deployed to restore damaged oil facilities

SHANA (Tehran) – The head of the National Iranian Oil Company said efforts to rebuild oil industry facilities damaged during the recent conflict are underway at full capacity and progressing as quickly as possible through a phased reconstruction plan.

Parliament backs oil, gas expansion plans

SHANA (Tehran) – A member of Parliament said lawmakers support the country’s oil and gas development programs, emphasizing that strengthening the energy sector will boost production, increase national revenues and enhance economic security.

Oil industry defies sanctions, war

SHANA (Tehran) - Oil minister marked the anniversary of the discovery of oil in Iran and the Middle East, saying the country’s oil industry has remained resilient through 118 years of sanctions and imposed wars, preventing any halt in production and exports.

Oil industry has always stood with Iranian people in critical moments

SHANA (Tehran) – Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said in a message that Iran’s oil industry has consistently stood alongside the people and served the country’s national interests during critical periods in history.

Parliament actively pursuing solutions to oil industry workers’ problems

SHANA (Tehran) – The head of parliamentary Energy Committee said lawmakers are seriously pursuing solutions to the problems facing oil industry employees, including salary cap issues, while praising the Oil Ministry’s efforts to maintain fuel supplies during wartime conditions.

Minister: Oil industry’s damaged facilities being rebuilt as quickly as possible

SHANA (Tehran) – Oil minister said rebuilding damaged oil industry facilities is a priority and is now progressing well.

Core strengths of Iran’s oil industry proven during third imposed war

SHANA (Tehran) – The deputy head of Parliament’s Energy Committee said the strong performance of Iran’s oil industry during the third imposed war demonstrated the sector’s deep-rooted technical, managerial and human capabilities.

NISOC: Oil industry workers shined in third imposed war

SHANA (Tehran) - The CEO of the National Iranian South Oilfields Company said employees of the oil industry performed exceptionally during the recent war imposed on Iran, standing alongside the country’s military and executive sectors.

Oil workers’ tenacity kept fuel flowing during Imposed War

SHANA (Tehran) – The deputy chairman of the Parliament’s Energy Committee said oil industry employees stood firm despite repeated enemy threats and did not allow fuel production and distribution to be interrupted for a moment.

Cost savings key to restoring oil industry facilities

SHANA (Tehran) – The Oil Ministry spokesperson stressed the need for increased effort, optimal allocation and proper direction of resources generated from cost savings to quickly restore damaged oil industry facilities.

President praises oil workers’ resilience during imposed war

SHANA (Tehran) - The president expressed appreciation for the resilience of oil industry workers during the imposed war.

Iran’s oil industry moving toward realizing ideals of the Islamic Revolution

SHANA (Tehran) - The oil minister emphasized that Iran’s oil industry, alongside other branches, institutions and pillars of the government, is using all its capacity to help realize the ideals of the Islamic Revolution under the leadership of Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei.

Iran’s oil industry pledges allegiance to Leader

SHANA (Tehran) - Oil minister congratulated the newly selected Leader of the Islamic Revolution and said managers, employees and the broader oil industry community pledge their allegiance to him.

Oil sector engineers: Architects of development and creators of national wealth

SHANA (Tehran) – Engineer’s Day is an opportunity to honor professionals who turn challenges into opportunities by combining knowledge, experience and creativity. On platforms and in operational areas, engineers make critical decisions and sustain relentless efforts to transform the nation’s oil and gas resources into national wealth, helping shape Iran’s industrial and economic development.

Engineering, the hidden pillar of the oil industry

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s oil industry is more than the story of discovering a resource beneath the ground; it is a narrative of engineering triumphing over the unknown. It is the story of knowledge that has transformed risk into calculation, uncertainty into models, and raw materials into national wealth. From the earliest exploratory wells to today’s smart refineries, engineers — drawing on science, creativity and bold decision-making — have built the unseen yet vital foundations of the country’s largest industry.

Iran’s oil industry: A 47-year chronicle of self-reliance and resilience

SHANA (Tehran) – The story of Iran’s oil industry on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution cannot be told through dry administrative statistics. It must be sought in the warm breath of the men and women who, during the harsh years of war and suffocating sanctions, kept the flame of oil production and exports alive through sacrifice and perseverance. Without reliance on foreign presence, they safeguarded the country’s economic lifeline by ensuring the uninterrupted flow of oil.

Crude production to increase by 135,000 barrels per day

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s oil production will increase by 135,000 barrels per day through the installation of 11 rapid-installation processing units, according to the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company.

Targeted training key to boosting productivity in oil industry

SHANA (Tehran) – The head of human resources development at the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) emphasized the role of targeted training in strengthening human capital, saying expanded practical, field-based and in-service training increases employees’ operational readiness and helps improve managerial capacity and organizational productivity.

PetroPark bridges ideas to market

SHANA (Tehran) – The head of research and technology at the National Iranian Oil Company underscored the key role of the Petroleum Industry Innotech Park (PetroPark) in completing the chain from idea to market, saying closer interaction between the research and technology management and the park can help address real challenges in the oil industry.

Oil project launches signal oil industry’s unstoppable momentum

SHANA (Tehran) – A member of Iran’s parliamentary Energy Committee said the launch of major oil projects, including the country’s largest oil and gas processing facility, demonstrates that the oil industry remains unstoppable despite existing constraints.

Positive shifts ahead for investment in oil industry

SHANA (Tehran) – A member of Iran’s Expediency Council said positive changes are on the way for investment in the oil industry, adding that financing will soon be available to all qualified participants, a move expected to create a significant boost in the sector.

Oil industry working hours changed

SHANA (Tehran) – The Ministry of Oil’s Office for Drafting and Coordinating Administrative and Employment Regulations has announced changes to working hours for oil industry employees from December 22, 2025 through April 4, 2026.

Iran inks $262m in first-of-its-kind oil industry production contracts

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran signed $262 million worth of first-of-its-kind production contracts in the oil industry, a deputy oil minister said, adding that full implementation is expected to save the country more than $2 billion in foreign currency.

Introduction of caretaker of Oil Industry Archives and Museums Center

SHANA (Tehran) – A ceremony was held to introduce Majid Boujarzadeh as the new caretaker of the Oil Industry Archives and Museums Center and to honor Hossein Shameli, the former director, with the attendance of the head of the minister’s office.

Private sector key to advancing self-sufficiency in oil industry

SHANA (Tehran) – The commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters emphasized the role of the private sector in delivering the country’s energy projects, saying Iran has achieved an acceptable level of self-sufficiency across the oil and gas value chain, from upstream to downstream, with many of the bottlenecks that once hindered self-reliance now resolved.

Human capital is pillar of sustainable development in oil industry

SHANA (Tehran) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company said sustained attention to the oil industry and its workforce is essential to achieving sustainable development, adding that the first step toward administrative integrity is a proper understanding of upstream policy documents and the clear, operational definition of the legislature’s expectations.

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Process reform most effective tool in fight against corruption

SHANA (Tehran) – The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company stressed the need for integrity, justice and transparency in the administrative system, saying an effective fight against corruption depends primarily on reforming processes, enforcing the law, promoting a culture of compliance and ensuring managers demonstrate commitment to administrative integrity in practice.

First Administrative Health Conference in oil sector to be held

SHANA (Tehran) – The first Administrative Health Conference in Iran’s oil industry will be held Monday at the Oil Ministry’s central headquarters, with senior ministry officials in attendance.

Bahregan region plays key role in Iran’s offshore oil production, exports

SHANA (Tehran) - The Bahregan operations chief at the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) said the region, which covers the major Bahregansar, Hendijan, Soroush and Norouz fields, is not only a center of offshore crude production, but also a strategic hub for receiving, storing and exporting crude oil and condensate.

Paknejad calls for fair competition in oil industry hiring

SHANA (Tehran) – The oil minister stressed the need to create a fair competitive environment for recruiting graduates from all universities into the oil industry, saying the ministry is working to expand hiring capacity in line with industry needs.