{"id":15612,"date":"2025-10-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=15612"},"modified":"2025-10-01T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:00:00","slug":"scientific-approach-key-to-solving-oil-industry-challenges-official-says-scientific-approach-key-to-solving-oil-industry-challenges-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/15612\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific approach key to solving oil industry challenges, official says Scientific approach key to solving oil industry challenges, official says"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0The production oversight director of the National Iranian Oil Company stressed the need to clearly identify challenges in developing the oil industry, saying that with a scientific approach, those challenges can be recognized and resolved.<\/p>\n

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Farrokh Alikhani, speaking Tuesday, at a meeting of the strategic council for the Fifth Oil Engineering Olympiad, said the event could benefit the entire industry. \u201cThe key point is that the results of these Olympiads must be practical,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen the event is held, its output should address a specific problem in the oil industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharing his own experience working with universities, Alikhani recalled that in 2019 and 2020, he and a group of industry experts proposed ideas and held constructive sessions with universities, including Sharif University of Technology. \u201cThe outcome was that if the industry can transparently present its challenges, universities can offer solutions. Oil is inherently a skill-based industry, and many blind spots may remain hidden for years, but with scientific methods, they can be identified and resolved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Alikhani noted that NIOC has revised its approach in recent years. \u201cIn the past, the company was more product-oriented and focused on production levels. But starting in 2019, we worked to shift the perspective from \u2018product\u2019 to \u2018asset,\u2019\u201d he said. He added that even simple questions, such as the number of wells, often received conflicting answers at different management levels, revealing a lack of shared terminology. \u201cIt took more than a year to correct this and shift the industry\u2019s perspective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that in upstream operations and reservoir management, international models for reservoir assessment have existed since 2007, while in Iran practices remain largely experience-based. \u201cIf we can define areas such as drilling, well challenges, and key success factors within a shared scientific and technical framework, then Olympiads will have real impact,\u201d Alikhani said.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that his department has already identified challenges related to wells and their impact on production, and even trained specialists for each case. \u201cIf we can structure this process, as seen in Europe\u2019s water injection management or in the practices of international companies, we can solve a large part of our production and drilling challenges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Alikhani concluded by saying he expects scientific Olympiads to lead to solutions for real industry problems. \u201cIf that happens, their impact will be lasting and become part of the oil industry\u2019s identity. Otherwise, their effect will be limited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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