Iran launched its first SME 100 ranking, a joint IMO–ISIPO initiative to identify top-performing small and medium enterprises through structured evaluation.
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Brent crude futures fell 25 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $63.50 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 25 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $59.83.
TotalEnergies has agreed to combine its British North Sea oil and gas assets with NEO NEXT Energy, the Repsol and HitecVision-backed platform, creating what will become the basin’s largest producer.
India and Nepal are accelerating their economic integration with a series of high-impact projects and policy reforms that span trade facilitation, clean energy, digital payments and cross-border infrastructure, Nepali and Indian sources reported on Sunday.
The acting director of the Aban and Paydar-e Gharb oil field development and production enhancement project said the company has prioritized bringing the “Sarvak” oil layer online as its main strategy to stabilize and increase output from the two fields.
Hamed Asgari of ICCIMA emphasized that Iran’s private sector is prepared to lead in boosting economic ties with Kazakhstan during the president’s trade delegation visit.
Iran’s transport minister highlighted that commercial relations with the UAE could grow significantly, given the two countries’ strong historical, geographic, and cultural ties.
India’s ONGC has secured a deal with Moscow enabling its overseas unit, ONGC Videsh, to keep its 20% stake in Russia’s Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project.
At a summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Vladimir Putin pledged steady energy supplies to India while urging stronger defence and economic cooperation, even as New Delhi faces growing U.S. pressure over its reliance on Russian oil and arms.
Iran’s Petrochemical Employers Association emphasized that adopting modern technologies to curb pollution and fostering balanced growth through skilled human resources are key to national progress.
The CEO of the National Petrochemical Company said the Bidboland Persian Gulf Gas Refining Complex, the country’s largest flare gas recovery project, is now receiving 80% of its feedstock capacity and is supporting petrochemical plants.
Brent crude futures slipped 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $63.18 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures dropped 14 cents, or 0.2%, settling at $59.53 per barrel.
Shahid Tondgooyan Petrochemical Company saved over 1 trillion rials annually by reusing low‑pressure steam, cutting steam use 25%, water 360,000 m³, and electricity 6,500 MWh.
Babak Poladi-Borj, Head of Research and Technology at Iran’s South Pars Gas Complex, stated that AI will drive South Pars into a new era of digitalized operations, enhancing monitoring, energy management, and real-time analytics.
India is expected to drive over 40% of global oil demand growth by 2035, highlighting its central role in future energy markets.
Putin vowed to keep Russia a “reliable supplier” of fuel to India despite U.S. pressure over the Ukraine war.
Brent crude oil price rose by 41 cents, or 0.65%, to $63.08 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude increased by 45 cents, or 0.76%, to $59.40 per barrel.
Venezuela’s crude and fuel exports climbed 3% in November to 921,000 barrels per day, the third-highest monthly level of 2025, Reuters reports.
Arya Sasol Polymer Company hit a new peak in November 2025, producing 34,514 tonnes of polyethylene and breaking its third consecutive monthly output record within six months.
Nouri Petrochemical Company, Iran’s largest aromatics producer, posted a stellar 38% revenue surge to 140 trillion rials ($2.4 billion) in the eight months to November 21, 2025, marking a sharp jump from 101 trillion rials a year earlier.