The assistant for economic affairs at the Trade, Industry and Mining Development Corporation of Ilam province , Saeed Sharifi announced on Saturday that during the last Iranian year (ended 19 March 2020), one billion and 183 million dollars of goods were exported to Iraq through Mehran international borders. According to …

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the government of China will jointly finance a project for medical waste management in Iran during the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The project will cost more than one million euros which will be totally provided by UNIDO and China, …

Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices slammed by the coronavirus crisis, as Saudi Arabia clashed with Mexico despite United States President Donald Trump’s mediation offer. OPEC led by Saudi Arabia and its allies led by Russia, which together make …

Top oil producers struggled to finalise production cuts during a virtual summit held by G20 energy ministers on Friday, despite US President Donald Trump’s mediation efforts to end a standoff with Mexico. The final G20 communique appeared to gloss over simmering divisions over energy policy, making no mention of output …

Major oil producers except Mexico agreed to cut output in May and June by 10 million barrels per day, OPEC said on Friday, after marathon talks to counter a collapse in prices. The videoconference led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has been seen as the best chance …

Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and Mustafa Sentop, the Turkish parliament speaker, held a phone conversation on Wednesday discussing cooperation and joint actions in containing the coronavirus. Sentop also wished recovery for Larijani who has tested positive for coronavirus. The public relations department of the Majlis issued a statement on …

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday that the group of global oil producers known as OPEC+ may take additional measures on oil markets if necessary. He was talking to Russian state TV Rossiya-24 after a meeting of OPEC+ had finished. OPEC+ have agreed a deal on oil output …

Saudi Arabia and Russia ended a devastating oil price war on Thursday, agreeing to slash output together with other members of the OPEC+ alliance in an effort to lift the market from a pandemic-driven collapse. The tentative deal came after strong pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and American lawmakers, …

Kuwait’s oil minister said talks with countries attending an OPEC+ meeting are intended to move toward reaching an agreement to reduce production by 10 million-15 million barrels per day, Kuwait’s Al-Rai newspaper reported early on Thursday. Minister Khaled Al-Fadhel said in an interview with the newspaper: “Through our continuous consultations …

OPEC+ countries will discuss on Thursday the creation of a new agreement to reduce oil production with the possible participation of other major oil producing states to stabilize the situation on the market, which came under pressure from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The meeting will be held in the …