TEHRAN – Iran’s 14th International Oil, Gas, and Petrochemicals Exhibition kicked off on Tuesday at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.

First Vice President Parviz Davoudi and Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari attended the opening ceremony, the Mehr News Agency reported.
More than 450 foreign companies from 34 countries and nearly 860 Iranian firms have taken part in the exhibition which shows a significant 25 percent growth over that of the previous year.
The large number of foreign participants in the exhibition proves the ineffectiveness of economic sanctions against the country.
England, Japan, Finland, Ukraine, India, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Canada, Australia, the U.S.A, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Singapore, Cyprus, Austria, Italy and Russia are among the participant countries.
------------- NPC, Dutch IOR keen on cooperation
Dutch IOR has been invited to the 14th International Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exhibition by Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) to negotiate on partnership in Iran’s petrochemical development plans, the NPC director of public relations office said here on Tuesday.
IRINN quoted Hadi Zonouzi-Asl as saying that several meetings with domestic and foreign companies will be held on the sidelines of the exhibition to negotiate investments in petrochemical projects.
He also said that all the facilities and equipment which have been localized by ASPEC Company will be shown in the exhibition.
He also added that some tours have been arranged for foreign participants in order to visit Mahshahr and Assaluyeh petrochemical complexes.
Iran’s 14th International Oil, Gas, and Petrochemicals Exhibition will end on April 25