Iran has upgraded mazut quality at its refineries, launched crude-oil desulfurization projects and cut daily gas flaring by up to 14 million cubic meters as part of broader efforts to curb air pollution, the head of the Environmental Protection Organization said.
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The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced the certification of 35 gas contractor companies, saying the new contractor model turns the threat of “gas flaring” into a business and savings opportunity.
Construction of the first offshore platform jacket at Iran’s Farzad B gas field is 93 percent complete, the project’s development manager said, adding that the structure is expected to be loaded for transport in the coming days and installed by the end of the year.
Iran’s crude oil production edged down marginally in December 2025 even as overall output by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) increased, according to the group’s latest monthly report.
The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company said the Oil Ministry is aggressively pursuing gas-efficiency measures in cooperation with energy service firms, projecting a 25% to 35% reduction in consumption at the end of the demand chain once the program is fully implemented.
The head of Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) said the installed capacity of the country's renewable power plants has exceeded 3,700 megawatts.
Iran’s trade with member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) increased 16 percent in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21st-Nov. 22nd) the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran said.
The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company announced an additional daily gas extraction capacity of 25 million cubic meters in the South Pars field under the 14th administration, adding that with new wells coming online by year’s end, this capacity will increase to 30 million cubic meters.
The CEO of PetroIran Development Company said the investment volume under a contract to supply four drilling rigs to the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is about $200 million, adding that the public-private partnership (PPP) contract model guarantees the company’s operations for five years, significantly reducing investment risk for the private sector.
The National Iranian Gas Co.’s director for production coordination and supervision stressed the need to maintain 100% operational readiness at South Pars refineries amid severe cold weather, saying stable gas production and transmission are critical under current conditions.
The head of Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC) announced the company's winter preparations to ensure safe and stable passage through the peak gas consumption days in the winter of 1404, stating: "Approximately 207 billion cubic meters of gas has been transferred to consumer endpoints in the first nine months of this [Iranian] year (March 21-December 21, 2025)."
The project manager of South Pars phase 11 at Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said daily gas extraction from the block has increased by more than two million cubic meters with the completion and commissioning of the 10th development well.
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.
The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) stated that the company has set a goal of increasing petrochemical production capacity by over 130 million tons under the Seventh National Development Plan.
The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company announced the daily delivery of more than 170 million cubic meters of gas to power plants in the past three days, saying: "The amount of gas delivered to power plants from the beginning of this year to today has been more than 3 billion cubic meters."
The CEO of the South Pars Gas Company announced that the thirteen refineries of this complex are 100 percent ready to supply domestic gas, stating: "600 million cubic meters of sweetened gas are injected daily from this complex into national pipelines."
Iran plans to outsource 12% of crude oil processing within the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to the private and non-governmental sectors through public-private partnership (PPP) projects using skid-mounted equipment, a senior NIOC official said, citing faster execution and lower delays compared with traditional contracts.
Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) CEO Hassan Abbaszadeh has called for a fundamentally balanced development across the country’s petrochemical value chain, warning that uncoordinated growth between upstream and downstream segments undermines efficiency and value creation in Iran’s vital petrochemical sector.
Gas consumption in the household, commercial, and light industrial sectors in Iran reached 654 million cubic meters, accounting for 75 percent of the total gas delivered to the country’s national gas network.
minister put the total value of a contract signed by the National Iranian Oil Company on guaranteed purchase of drilling services at about $1 billion, explaining that 20 drilling rigs of 2,000 horse power will be added to Iran’s drilling fleet in five years.
