Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran always supports the amicable settlement of border and maritime disputes, including those over the Persian Gulf Arash gas field with its neighbors. Owji made the comments on the sidelines of a meeting to review plans and projects …
Read More »Iran to Benefit from Gas-for-Oil Barter Deal with Iraq
A senior Iranian businessman says a recent deal between Iran and Iraq to swap Iranian gas and electricity for Iraqi crude oil and mazut will benefit Iran and will remove hurdles created by the US in energy trade between them. “With this agreement with Iraq for the barter of oil …
Read More »Iranian Oil Exports to China Triple despite Sanctions
Iran’s oil shipments to China have more than tripled over the past three years despite the U.S. sanctions on the country and the increase in Russia’s shipments to the Asian country, data released by data analytics firm Kepler showed. Based on the mentioned data, Iranian crude exports to its major …
Read More »NIDC Digs 36 Oil, Gas Wells in 4 Months
National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) dug and completed the digging operations of 36 oil and gas wells during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), an official with the company said. According to Masoud Afshar, the deputy head of NIDC for drilling operations, one …
Read More »Iran Holds 1.5 Billion Tons of Coal Reserves
The secretary of Iran Coal Association has said the country holds 1.5 billion tons of definite coal reserves which is enough to meet the country’s needs for the next 500 years, IRIB reported on Saturday. According to Saeed Samadi, Iran’s total coal reserves are estimated at 14 billion tons of …
Read More »OPEC Says Iran’s Natural Gas Output Raised 2% in 2022
OPEC data cited in a Sunday report by the IRIB News showed that Iran had produced a total of 262.261 billion cubic meters (bcm) (9.26 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas last year, up from 257.119 bcm reported in 2021. Iran was the third largest gas producer in the world …
Read More »OPEC: Iran’s Oil Revenues up 67% to $42.6 bn in 2022
Figures by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) show that Iranian oil export revenues rose by 67% last year despite continued pressure of American sanctions on the country. OPEC data cited in reports by Iranian news agencies on Saturday showed that Iran had earned some $42.6 billion from oil …
Read More »Iraq Gets New 120-Day Waiver to Pay Iran’s Energy Debts
The United States has issued Iraq a new 120-day waiver allowing the country to pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, Reuters reported on Tuesday, quoting a U.S. official as saying. Based on the waiver, signed by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, Iraq will be able …
Read More »Iraq’s Oil Production could Face Challenges as Barter Deal with Iran Raises Concerns
Iraq’s oil production may be impacted by a recent agreement to pay for Iranian gas imports through a barter deal involving fuel oil and crude oil from Baghdad, according to a state oil marketing company SOMO source. Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani announced the deal to solve difficulties in paying …
Read More »Iraq to Trade Crude Oil for Iranian Gas to Resolve Power Debt
Iraq will begin trading crude oil for Iranian gas to end the recurring issue of payment delays to Tehran due to the need for US approval, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani said on Tuesday (July 11). He said Iran had cut gas exports to Iraq by more than 50% …
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