{"id":15561,"date":"2025-09-25T08:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=15561"},"modified":"2025-09-25T08:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:52:09","slug":"iran-boosts-oil-production-by-14000-barrels-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/15561\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran boosts oil production by 14,000 barrels a day"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0Iran 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.<\/p>\n

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CEO Nasrollah Zarei said production is expected to reach 120,000 barrels a day by the end of 1404.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Zarei said the Cheshmeh-Khosh development project is a foreign investment venture launched by a Russian company in 2020. The contract is valued at about $3.1 billion, with $550 million spent so far to lift production from 100,000 barrels a day to 114,000.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that major oil and gas projects often span multiple administrations and thanked previous governments, including the late president Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s administration, as well as his colleagues at PEDEC. The project has created about 2,000 jobs and is expected to generate 600 permanent positions once completed.<\/p>\n

Before the mobile desalting unit was installed, limited desalting capacity had capped output at about 100,000 barrels a day, Zarei said. The new facility has added 14,000 barrels to daily capacity, and production is planned to reach 120,000 barrels by year\u2019s end, with further increases expected in 1405.<\/p>\n

Calling the oil industry the front line of Iran\u2019s \u201ceconomic war,\u201d Zarei said that despite sanctions and international pressure, development projects continue. \u201cAlthough sanctions affect costs and timelines, the path of growth goes forward with strength,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that in the past year, the oil minister and his deputies have worked to remove key obstacles facing the sector.<\/p>\n

Zarei also thanked senior Oil Ministry officials, the National Iranian Oil Company board, managers of Iranian Central Oil Fields Company, the governor general of Ilam province, and local military and security commanders for their support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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