Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the country’s nuclear program and activities are fully in line with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its Safeguards commitments. In a statement on Tuesday, Khatibzadeh noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been supervising Iran’s nuclear activities and that Tehran has …
Read More »Iran’s LPG Exports Near 2-Year High in July, Aug on China Demand
Iran’s LPG exports are set to stay near two-year peaks of around 500,000 mt in July and August, meeting China’s voracious appetite for cheaper petrochemical feedstock given the increase in the number of its propane dehydrogenation plants, trade sources said. The high volumes, which some sources estimate could exceed 500,000 …
Read More »Iran Oil Minister Candidate Release Future Plans
Javad Owji, who is President Raisi’s suggested candidate for the Oil Ministry, has released a comprehensive program for the development of the country’s oil and gas industry during his tenure, Shana reported. The published plan is comprised of five separate sections including an introduction, some documents related to the oil …
Read More »Nearly $480m of Non-Oil Products Exported from Sistan-Baluchestan
Over 1.506 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $478.997 million was exported from Sistan-Baluchestan province in the southeast of Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), a provincial official announced. Mohammad-Ali Khashi, the director-general of the customs department of Zahedan (the center …
Read More »Iran’s New President Holds Talks with OPEC Secretary General
New Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi hosted a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo in Tehran on Friday, Shana reported. Barkindo briefed Raisi on the condition of the global oil market and emphasized the significant role of the Islamic Republic …
Read More »US JCPOA Pullout Costs Iran 2bn Barrels in Oil Exports Worth $120bn’
Iran’s oil minister says the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal in May 2018 deprived his country from exports of around two billion barrel of oil, worth some 120 billion dollars. Bijan Zangeneh made the comments during a meeting with Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
Read More »Russian Envoy Hopeful Iran will Play Its Part in Ensuring Oil Market Stability
Russia’s permanent envoy to international organizations based in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov voiced hope that Iran will back OPEC+ efforts to maintain stability on the oil market after sanctions against Tehran are lifted, he wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “Hopefully after lifting of sanctions and restoration of its oil export Iran …
Read More »OPEC Secretary General to Attend Iran President-Elect Inauguration
Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohammed Barkindo is to attend inauguration ceremony of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, Iran ambassador to Nigeria said. Mohammad Alibak in a Twitter message referred to his constructive and friendly meeting with Mohammed Barkindo. He noted that Barkindo has appreciated …
Read More »Iran Rejects U.S., UK Accusations over Israeli Ship
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibazdeh has responded to allegations by U.S. and UK top diplomats against Iran about last week’s attack on an Israeli oil tanker off the coast of Oman. In a statement on Monday, Khatibzadeh said the statements issued by U.S. and UK top diplomats contain “contradictory” …
Read More »Iran Brings Onstream more South Pars Gas
The Iranian Ministry of Petroleum has inaugurated three new gas projects, according to news service Shana. These are the offshore portion of Phase 27 of the South Pars gas field development in the Persian Gulf; two offshore portions of South Pars Phase 14; and the first phase of the Siraf …
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