Iran witnessed a surge of almost 25 percent in exports during the 6th month of the current year (August 22-September 21) compared with the previous month, Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA) spokesman Rouhollah Latifi said on Saturday. Latifi said that the exports had reached $2.691 billion in value terms from August …
Read More »Iran Ends US Monopoly in Production of Multiphase Oil Well Flowmeter
Iranian researchers at Amirkabir University of Technology designed and produced a semi-industrial prototype multiphase oil well flowmeter, a technology exclusively owned by US firms. “Production and operation of oil and gas fields requires the use of flow measuring equipment at the outlet of wells and in the fluid transmission line, …
Read More »Iran to Put Major NGL Project on Stream by March
Iran plans to put into operation a great natural gas liquid (NGL) plant by March, Head of the Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters Saeed Mohammad said, adding that the plant will collect flare gases from Southwestern oilfields. Mohammad said that the first phase of NGL 3200 project would use 250 million …
Read More »Iranian Scientists Find Low-Cost Method to Produce Gasoline, Petrochemical Products
Iranian researchers at Amirkabir University of Technology produced gasoline and petrochemical products with natural gas through a clever and low-cost method. “The use of oil in production of catalysts is highly expensive, and in this project we used natural gas and converted the gas into light olefins by MTO method,” …
Read More »Iran’s Fajr Jam Refinery Ups Gas Output by 7 Percent in 6 Months
CEO of Fajr Jam Gas Refining Company Abdolsamad Najafi announced a seven percent rise in gas production of the facility in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2020-September 21, 2020). “Refining and production of natural gas as the main product of this company has increased by …
Read More »Iran Ready to Connect Power Grid to Europe
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian expressed his country’s preparedness to supply electricity to Europe. Ardakanian said that, enjoying enormous energy resources and having skilled manpower and facilities in the field, Iran can pave the ground for expansion of energy corridors, especially electricity transmission corridor. “In order to help promote communications …
Read More »Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan Agree to Form Joint Shipping Line
A shipping line will be established between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan as agreed by the relevant authorities of the four countries, an Iranian official announced. Deputy CEO of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization for Ports and Economic Affairs Farhad Montaser Koushari said that …
Read More »Iran’s Oil Tanker Carrying Fuel Enters Waters of Venezuela
The first tanker of a three-vessel Iranian flotilla carrying much-needed fuel for Venezuela has entered waters of the South American country despite the sanctions imposed on both countries by the US, reports said. The Iran-flagged tanker Forest, which is transporting some 270,000 barrels of fuel loaded in the Middle East, …
Read More »Russia Slams US Attempts to Forge Coalition against Nord Stream 2
Russia rejects US attempts to oppose the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project by forging a coalition of project opponents, Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova noted on Wednesday. “We condemn calls for forging a certain coalition against the pipeline, wherein German and other companies have already made multi-billion …
Read More »Iran Tops Global Ranking of Oil, Gas Exploration in 2019
The National Iranian Oil Company was ranked by far the best company in the world in terms of oil and gas exploration operations in 2019, a senior NIOC official announced. “The NIOC’s petroleum discoveries in 2019, including oil and gas, had amounted to the equivalent of nearly 5 billion barrels …
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