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Iranian crude oil cargoes readily available to Chinese buyers have nearly dried up following the reinstated U.S. blockade on Iran's oil exports, suggesting that independent Chinese refiners, the biggest buyers of Iranian crude, may have to turn to alternative supply as soon as next month.
The head of Well Repair, Completion and Technical Services at the National Iranian South Oilfields Company announced a significant increase in the activity of workover rigs and coiled tubing units during the first four months of this year, stating that these operations have played an effective role in sustaining and boosting oil production by reviving wells, resolving technical problems and restoring production capacity.
The U.S. Treasury Secretary’s recent remarks and his attempt to portray Iran’s economy as being in “unprecedented isolation” are less a sign of strength than an indication of policy frustration after failing to achieve the intended objectives against the Iranian people. When successive instruments of economic pressure have been tested without producing the expected results, repeating economic threats in increasingly sweeping terms does not alter the realities on the ground.
has issued its first natural gas savings certificate, covering 5 million cubic meters, for an energy-efficiency project in Yazd province carried out under a contract with a gas service company, Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said.
The Iranian Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance and Brazil's Deputy Minister of Economy met on the sidelines of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Jaipur, India, to review cooperation capacities between the two countries. They emphasized the need for a joint roadmap to expand economic relations, support the private sector, and increase bilateral trade.
The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company dismissed social media reports linking oil pollution and slicks in the sea near Qeshm Island to Iran’s oil facilities, saying the company has only limited facilities in the area and they are currently shut down for maintenance.