Oil minister:

All legal capacities to be used to remove private sector obstacles

SHANA (Tehran) – Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad emphasized the need for collaboration with private sector players in the oil industry to develop and sustain the sector, stating that the private sector is the path to the country’s progress and salvation.

Leader: Upstream oil, gas industry provides plenty of opportunity for private sector participation

SHANA (Tehran) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday the upstream sectors of industries such as oil, gas, and steel, and professions like handicrafts provide plenty of opportunity for the participation of the private sector.