The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) emphasized the need to strengthen the Arvandan Oil and Gas Company to achieve the goal of producing 1 million barrels of oil per day from the West Karun fields.
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Iran's trade with ECO member states reached 36.2 million tons in 1403, worth $27.6 billion, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
The manager of the 12th refinery at South Pars Gas Complex announced targeted plans to increase production capacity, improve product quality, reduce pollutants, and enhance equipment reliability.
Iran installed approximately 600 megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity in the past Iranian year (ending March 2025), marking a fourfold increase over the previous annual average of 150 MW, according to Alireza Parandeh Motlaq, deputy head of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA).
The director of oil and gas production supervision at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) reported significant progress in flare gas recovery projects, stating that the company is legally required to collect and inject a major portion of associated petroleum gases into the national grid or downstream industries by the end of the Seventh Development Plan.
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced official selling prices for various crude oil grades in June 2025.
Pasargad Energy Development Company (PEDC) has leveraged artificial intelligence to launch a localized platform for integrated well, reservoir, and surface facility management, as well as the oil industry’s first upstream AI assistant (UIA) based on large language models (LLMs). These innovations have significantly reduced search times and streamlined experts’ access to technical knowledge.
The deputy oil minister announced that Iran is ahead of its planned exploration targets, expressing hope that new technologies will help discover additional oil fields—even smaller ones—while facilitating private sector involvement through IPC contracts or other models.
Trade between Iran and South Korea reached nearly $56 million in the first four months of 2025, highlighting ongoing commercial ties despite external challenges and a decline in Iran's exports.
The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) stressed the need to expedite the implementation of projects by the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) in the Persian Gulf.
Former NIOC exploration director warns of increasing difficulty in oil and gas discovery due to low-risk reserves, despite Iran's significant potential for new resources.
The deputy CEO of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) announced the drilling and completion of 20 onshore oil and gas wells in the first two months of this year (March 21-May 21) using the company’s rigs.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian referred to the government's strategy for expanding renewable energies, and stated that the movement in this direction has begun and is being followed continuously and regularly in daily and weekly government meetings.
The head of safety and firefighting at National Iranian Petrochemical Company announced that digital transformation and artificial intelligence strategies will be added to future safety and firefighting programs in the petrochemical industry.
The CEO of Isfahan Refinery emphasized that more than 70% of the refinery’s products have been upgraded to meet Euro standards, stating that the facility produces about 15 million liters of Euro 5 gasoline and 25 million liters of diesel daily.
The caretaker of Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company announced progress on strategic projects in gas storage, transmission, measurement, and optimization, stating that the country’s gas storage capacity will more than double with the launch of expansion projects in Sarajeh and Shourijeh.
Iran’s NPC CEO calls for a comprehensive petrochemical industry development model to integrate value chain, prevent resource wastage, and maintain balance across the chain.
A member of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee emphasized the committee’s support for attracting investment in the oil and gas sector, stating that the legislature is focused on passing laws and regulations to facilitate domestic and foreign investment in the energy sector.
The Directorate of Exploration of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has embarked on centralized studies over recent years to explore unconventional resources.
Iran’s Oil Minister and Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister have emphasized deepening bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector and discussed avenues to broaden energy collaboration.