The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company marked National Firefighting and Safety Day by highlighting the bravery of the oil industry’s firefighters and emphasizing the importance of health, safety, environment, and employee well-being in all oil sector activities.
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Brent crude futures fell 43 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $69.70 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 49 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $65.23 a barrel.
Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy is exporting oil products through sanctioned tankers and tapping new markets this month as it revives overseas sales in the aftermath of crippling sanctions, LSEG and Kpler shipping data shows.
The Phase 14 refinery of the South Pars gas field has been handed over to the South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC) as its final operator.
The National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) is prioritizing both production continuity and environmental protection, the company’s managing director said.
The head of Khangiran operational zone said that despite sandstorms, extreme heat, and even a 12-day war, the workforce carried out more than 170,000 safe work hours of overhauls to prepare the facilities for maximum production in winter.
Iran’s annual inflation rate reached 37.5 percent in the last month of summer (August 23-September 22), up 1.2 percentage points from the previous month, the Statistical Center of Iran said.
The Tehran Gas Company has begun installing emergency gas vent towers in the capital as part of a project to strengthen the city’s resilience to earthquakes and natural disasters.
Oil India Ltd has discovered natural gas reserves off the Andaman Islands, the State-owned firm said without putting an estimate of the size of the find.
India has imported a large shipment of Iranian crude for the first time in years, raising speculation that New Delhi may be preparing to resume broader purchases despite U.S. sanctions.
Iran’s gasoline consumption hit a record high this summer, totaling about 12.5 billion liters, with an average daily use of 134.3 million liters, according to the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company.
Brent crude rose 21 cents to $69.63 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 32 cents to $65.30 a barrel.
U.S. President Donald Trump has pressed Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil, signaling that Ankara could gain access to F-35 fighter jets and relief from defense sanctions if it aligns with Washington’s push to isolate Moscow.
Indian officials have again told the Trump administration that a significant reduction in Russian oil imports by the South Asian nation’s refiners would require Washington to instead allow crude purchases from sanctioned suppliers Iran and Venezuela.
Brent crude futures fell 49 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $68.82 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 54 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $64.45 a barrel.
Iran has increased output at the Cheshmeh-Khosh oil field by 14,000 barrels a day after launching a mobile desalting unit, raising total daily production to 114,000 barrels, the head of the Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC) said Wednesday.
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has indicated that India could buy more oil from the US amid repeated calls from American President Donald Trump for India and China to lower purchase of Russian crude.
Brent crude futures rose 3 cents to $67.66 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 5 cents to $63.46.
India is a very close partner of the US, but President Donald Trump has imposed additional tariffs on New Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil as part of actions taken against President Vladimir Putin for the Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.
Iranian Energy Ministry inaugurated 205 megawatts of solar power plants and launched construction of another 75 MW across the country on Tuesday, in projects worth more than 84 trillion rials ($168 million), the energy ministry said.
