Iran’s Acting Oil Minister Hamid Bovard and Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi met in Doha on Monday to review energy relations and cooperation between Tehran and Doha, Qatar’s…
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Iran has connected 400 megawatts of solar capacity in its industrial estates and zones to the national grid, as it tries to loosen electricity limits on manufacturers.
Iran is accelerating repairs at damaged South Pars refineries, with Acting Oil Minister Hamid Bovard saying most reconstruction projects remain on plan but must move faster. During a visit to the…
Acting Oil Minister Hamid Bovard has called for the petrochemical industry to play a bigger role in job creation, output and national income, saying its untapped capacities can help strengthen the…
Parliament Energy Committee deputy chairman Farhad Shahraki dismissed claims that the oil industry caused delays, saying the committee has monitored the project and seen sustained efforts by the…
Iran’s tiered gasoline pricing is reshaping fuel habits, with compressed natural gas (CNG) consumption up about 12%, the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company says. Gasoline use…
Iran’s Minister of Energy Abbas Aliabadi met Mawlawi Ahmad Jan Bilal, head of Afghanistan’s State Companies Organization, in Kabul on the second day of a visit aimed at strengthening bilateral…
Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday aiming to deepen cooperation on water and energy and expand Tehran’s export of technical and engineering services to its…
Iran has approved a package of 117 technological projects for its oil and gas industry, prepared with the cooperation of 42 entities, as part of efforts to enhance production, improve energy…
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has named Hamid Bovard as acting oil minister after accepting Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation. In a decree citing Article 135 of the Constitution, Pezeshkian…
Iran's power grid is going mobile. After unveiling the country's first mobile dispatching center in Khorasan Razavi, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi has ordered the model to be rolled out…
Iran has reached a milestone at South Pars Phase 11: output at offshore position B has hit its nominal 1 billion cubic feet per day, without the foreign partners—Total and CNPC—that once held…
Iran delivered 1 billion cubic meters (bcm) more gas to industries and small businesses in the first half of the Iranian year than in the same period a year earlier, National Iranian Gas Company…
Iran’s petrochemical sector is clawing back capacity after wartime damage, but a bitter winter of gas shortages looms. Omid Shakeri, CEO of the National Petrochemical Company, told reporters…
South Pars Phase 11 has moved closer to full output after its twelfth well was readied for production ahead of winter. Acting project director Keyvan Tarighati said drilling, completion and…
As Iran braces for peak winter demand, the South Pars Gas Complex has completed scheduled overhauls at its refineries and declared itself ready for maximum, sustainable gas processing. Gholam…
Iran’s flagship gas project is expanding its drilling muscle while rebuilding from conflict. Pars Oil and Gas Company CEO Touraj Dehghani told the CEO and board of the National Iranian Oil Company…
Iran has restored part of the refining capacity lost at South Pars after what officials describe as one of the world’s largest attacks on gas facilities. Saeed Pakseresht, integrated planning…
Iran has moved ahead with development of the Azadegan oil field, signing an Integrated Production Services (IPS) contract between Oil Exploration Operations Company and Dasht-e Azadegan Arvand Oil…
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has kicked off executive operations for five oil and gas field development contracts valued at $13.6 billion, a move that underscores the 14th government’s…
Italy’s economy minister warned Wednesday that energy costs are climbing across Europe because of the war against Iran, and said he expects more EU countries to back a joint push for a coordinated…
Iran’s oil minister says damaged oil and gas facilities are on a recovery track, with part of the lost capacity expected to return by the end of the current Iranian calendar year and the rest in…
Shiraz and surrounding counties are set to benefit from a new wave of water and electricity infrastructure following a two-day visit by Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi to Fars Province.
The shared Salman Field in Lavan is in the second half of its reservoir life and no longer produces naturally. Gas lift is essential, but sanctions and aging Solar Mars 90 turbo-compressors made…
Iran’s power sector is entering winter with record growth, despite sanctions and forex limits. The national grid, over 23 years old and serving 42 million subscribers, has expanded faster than…

