Gas
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Iran to resume offshore oil and gas exploration in the Persian Gulf after five-year hiatus
Jafari, a senior official at the National Iranian Oil Company, said exploration operations at sea had been halted since 2019 due to a shortage of offshore rigs.
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Minister: Iran ready to cooperate in Tajikistan oil and gas projects
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Petroleum has said that Iranian oil exploration and production companies are ready to cooperate in upstream and downstream sectors of Tajikistan's oil and gas industry, and have a presence in international markets.
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Iran Gas official: “Good agreements” made with Russia, Turkmenistan
Tehran, IRNA – Managing-Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has said that Iran has made good agreements with Turkmenistan and Russia.
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Iran oil production up by 60% since 2020: Minister
Tehran, IRNA — Oil production in Iran has increased by 60% since March 20, 2020, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji says.
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Iran-Russia gas deal ‘masterpiece’ of Raisi admin’s diplomacy: Oil minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s oil minister Javad Owji has hailed a major gas deal with Russia as a “masterpiece” of the Raisi administration’s diplomacy.
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Iran Oil, Gas Int’l Exhibition 2024 opens in Tehran
Tehran, IRNA – The 28th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition (Iran Oil Show 2024) kicked off Wednesday in Tehran with the presence of more than 1,750 domestic and foreign companies.
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Iran, Iraq extend gas export contract by 5 Yrs
Tehran, IRNA –Tehran and Baghdad have agreed to extend the contract on Iran’s gas exports to Iraq for five years.
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IP Gas pipeline project gets go-ahead by caretaker cabinet: Pak media
Tehran, IRNA – The caretaker federal cabinet committee has approved the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project with plans to complete it in a year, marking it a major development with hopes for boosting the country's energy security, a Pakistani media, Geotv reported on Tuesday.
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Sources say Israeli regime conducted sabotage attacks in Iran: NYT
Tehran, IRNA – The New York Times quoted some sources as saying that the Israeli regime was behind recent attacks on major gas pipelines in Iran.
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Iran repairs gas pipelines damaged in sabotage acts: NIGC official
Tehran, IRNA – The director of dispatching of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Saeid Aqli, has announced that the natural gas transmission pipelines that were damaged in sabotage acts have been repaired.
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Iran’s gas production capacity up by 8 mcm/d
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s gas production capacity has increased by 8 million cubic meters (mcm) per day after the launch of a new subsea pipeline connecting the sprawling South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf to the Iranian mainland.
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Households, businesses responsible for 76% of Iran’s gas use: NIGC
Tehran, IRNA – The head of dispatching operations at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) says that households and businesses have accounted for some 76% of the country’s total natural gas consumption.
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Iran's household, business gas use at 642 mcm/d: Official
Tehran, IRNA – The head of dispatching operations at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), has reported that gas consumption in domestic and commercial sectors across Iran has increased by 30 million cubic meters (mcm), reaching a total of 642 mcm.
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Iran’s Owji in Turkmenistan to boost oil and gas cooperation
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Oil Minister of Javad Owji has met with Turkmenistan’s president and other high-ranking officials to discuss ways to promote cooperation in the oil and gas sector.
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NIORDC: 115 mln liters of gasoline consumed in Iran per day
Tehran, IRNA - CEO of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) says that some 115 million liters of gasoline is consumed in Iran every day.
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Iran fulfilling commitments under gas export deal with Iraq: NIGC
Tehran, IRNA – Head of dispatching operations at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has said that the country is honoring its commitment under a gas export deal with Iraq.
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Some 5,350 more villages connected to Iran’s gas grid since Aug. 2020: Official
Tehran, IRNA – Some 5,350 more villages and 41 cities in Iran have been connected to the natural gas grid since Aug. 2020 during President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration, the head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Majid Chegeni has announced.
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Iran, Iraq ink oil, gas MoUs
Tehran, IRNA – Tehran and Baghdad have signed several memorandums of understanding to expand cooperation in the oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors.
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Turkmenistan FM says talks with Iranian delegation constructive
Ashgabat, IRNA – The 17th meeting of the intergovernmental committee between Ashgabat and Tehran concluded on Saturday evening with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredov, describing the talks as constructive.
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Exercise drill by Iranian gas company
An exercise drill was held in Iran's northern city of Rasht on October 21, 2023, to check the capacities of the national gas networks. Some representatives from various Iranian provinces were present in the drill which was held at the A level. (IRNA photos/Mojtaba Mohammadi)
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Iran discovers four new oil, gas fields: Oil minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji has announced the discovery of four new oil and gas fields through exploration operations across the country.
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Iran capable of transmitting 1 bcm/d of gas to different areas: Official
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC) is capable of transmitting as much as 1 billion cubic meters per day (bcm/d) of gas to different parts of the country, IGTC managing director announced.
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Far-flung Khash connected to Iran’s natural gas network
Zahedan, IRNA – The first natural gas burner has been lit in a house in Khash, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, in southeastern Iran, according the governor of the county.
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Iran, Saudi Arabia explore joint investments in oil & gas industry
Tehran, IRNA-- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman have met on the sidelines of the Vienna OPEC conference to discuss the future outlook for crude oil prices and the possibility of joint investments in the oil and gas industry.
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Iran's natural gas exports reached nearly 19 bcm in 2022: EI Data
Tehran, IRNA- Figures by the Energy Institute (EI) show that Iran exported nearly 19 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2022.
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Iran, world’s 3rd largest gas producer, 8th largest oil producer in 2022: Report
Tehran, IRNA – A recent report by the Energy Institute has put Iran as the world’s third largest gas producer and eighth largest oil producer in 2022.
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Iran attracts $7.5 bn foreign investment in oil & gas
Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy has announced that the country attracted foreign investment worth $7.5 billion during the past two years.
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Official says Iraq has fully settled gas debt to Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iraq has completely settled an overdue debt to Iran for its gas imports from the country, according to an Iranian deputy oil minister.
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Iran, Turkmenistan to sign major gas supply deal soon: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran and Turkmenistan are scheduled to sign a major natural gas supply deal soon under which Turkmenistan will pump 10 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) of gas to its southern neighbor, Iran’s oil minister has said.
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Iran, Russia ink contracts, MoUs on oil and gas projects
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian and Russian companies have signed two conytacts and eight memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to expand cooperation on oil and gas projects.