Energy Economy

Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Oji says the country needs a $200bn investment in the upstream and downstream and petrochemical industries, the bulk of which has been raised under 50 contracts. Oji said the contracts pertain to the development of oil fields, gas flares and gas fields as well as the …

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) voices the country’s readiness to supply oil to the global market “at a maximum level,” saying Iran’s potential return to the market could effectively help stabilize soaring crude prices. NIOC Managing Director Mohsen Khojasteh-Mehr told IRNA on Friday that the new Iranian administration has …

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji has said that the return of oil and gas revenues is accelerating this year despite the sanctions as compared to last year. “Return of revenues from the sale of crude oil, gas condensate, gas exports, petroleum products and petrochemical products has increased 2.5 times …

The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the IAEA and Iran are developing a more cooperative relationship in order to resolve what he called open issues with Iran. “We are moving into a more cooperative relationship, things are moving toward a better atmosphere,” he said at the …

It could take months before any large quantities of Iranian oil hit the markets if a nuclear deal is reached and sanctions lifted, a Reuters analysis said on Friday. With oil prices hitting almost $120 this week, market watchers await the outcome of indirect talks between the United States and …

Japan’s oil giant Eneos Holdings Inc says it will consider resuming oil imports from Iran if an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear deal is reached. The company has yet to start necessary preparations to that end. It will take about two-to-three months to resume oil imports from Iran if …

South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that they have had a meeting with the Iranian delegation in Seoul to explore ways to release Iran’s funds frozen in the country due to sanctions. Seoul and Tehran are holding working-level consultations seeking ways to resolve the issue of Iranian assets frozen …

Iran’s crude oil production in January reached 2.503 million barrels per day (bpd), registering a 21-percent increase compared to the figure for December 2021, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report. Iran produced 2.482 million bpd of crude oil in December 2021, the report said citing secondary sources. The Islamic Republic’s …

As announced by the managing director of Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC), 90 new development wells and 17 workover wells will be dug in the operational zone of South Zagros Oil and Gas Production Company (SZOGPC) in a course of five years. Ramin Hatami made the announcement in a …

Iranian Oil Minister’s Deputy for Planning said that Parsian Energy Intensive Industrial Special Economic Zone (PEISEZ) is a new hub of oil and gas in Iran and that the ministry assures investors feeding the zone. An advantage of the PEISEZ is that it is close to the oil and gas …