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2019-09-18 19:19
Oil not to be used as a weapon to achieve political goals: Zanganeh
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said oil should not be used as a weapon for achieving political agendas, IRIB reported.
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2019-08-30 19:04
Iran’s petchem output to exceed 100mt by 2021: Zanganeh
TEHRAN – Iran's annual petrochemical output is expected to reach more than 100 million tons by 2021, despite U.S. sanctions, Press TV reported on Thursday, quoting Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh as saying.
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2019-08-28 18:17
Oil output could easily be restored to pre-sanction levels: Zanganeh
TEHRAN - Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has denied the idea of U.S. sanctions’ long-term impact on the country’s oil production and exports capacity, saying output could be back to normal very quickly once the sanctions are removed.
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2019-07-22 17:26
Iranian oil irreplaceable, Zanganeh says
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said no country can replace Iranian oil in the global market, Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.
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2019-07-08 19:45
Zanganeh to Falih: Iran no threat to global energy security
TEHRAN - Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Sunday that Iran is not only no threat to the world's energy security but also the biggest guarantor of stability and energy security in the region, Shana reported.
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2019-06-18 20:09
Iran gives conditional green light to rescheduling OPEC meeting
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has agreed with rescheduling the upcoming OPEC meeting only if it is set to be on July 10-12, opposing the offer to postpone the meeting to July 3-4.
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2019-05-19 20:08
MPs call for impeachment of oil minister
TEHRAN – A number of lawmakers have initiated a motion to impeach Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh for mismanagement and harming the country.
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2019-04-26 19:23
Saudi, UAE overstate their oil capacities: Iran’s oil minister
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Friday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates overstate their oil capacities, IRNA reported.
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2019-04-24 20:23
Zanganeh: U.S. unable to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero
TEHRAN - The United States will not be able to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in a parliamentary session on Tuesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
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2019-04-15 19:55
Oil market fragile due to U.S. sanctions: Zanganeh
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela and the growing conflicts in Libya are disturbing the supply-demand balance in the market, making it fragile.
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2019-04-07 20:15
Iranian, Iraqi ministers confer about energy, economy co-op
During the two-day stay of an Iraqi high-ranking delegation in Iran, the Iraqi ministers met their Iranian counterparts to discuss different areas of cooperation between the two neighbors.
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2019-04-07 08:53
Mohammadzadeh appointed deputy oil minister for research, technology
TEHRAN- Saeed Mohammadzadeh was appointed as the deputy oil minister for engineering, research and technology affairs, Shana reported.
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2019-03-30 12:13
Oil minister to leave Tehran for Moscow on Monday
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh will leave Tehran for Moscow on Monday, Shana reported.
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2019-03-17 21:12
South Pars phases 13, 22-24 inaugurated
TEHRAN - Phases 13, 22, 23 and 24 of developing Iran’s South Pars gas field were officially inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, Shana reported.
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2019-03-17 21:11
U.S. to blame for tensions in oil market: Zanganeh
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has blamed U.S. for the tensions created in the oil market, Shana reported on Saturday.
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2019-03-05 20:08
IRENEX to hold next round of offering crude oil on March 11
TEHRAN- The next (seventh) round of offering crude oil will be held at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) on March 11, IRNA reported.
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2019-02-18 21:05
Zanganeh leaves for Beijing to discuss deal on South Pars phase 11
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, accompanied by Parliament speaker Ali Larijani, left Tehran for the Chinese capital to negotiate implementation of the phase 11 project of developing South Pars gas field with CNPC.
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2019-02-16 21:02
No action yet by CNPC for developing South Pars phase 11: Zanganeh
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said although 81 percent of the phase 11 project of developing South Pars gas filed has been officially handed over to CNPC, the Chinese haven’t still done any work on the project.
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2019-02-06 19:56
Rouhani to inaugurate South Pars new refineries within 2-3 weeks
TEHRAN- The new refineries of South Pars gas field will be inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani during the next 2-3 weeks, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh announced in a press conference on Tuesday.
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2019-02-05 20:31
Iran’s recoverable liquid hydrocarbon reserves at 160 b barrels: NIOC
TEHRAN- National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in a recent report has put the country’s recoverable liquid hydrocarbon reserves at 160.12 billion barrels, IRIB reported on Tuesday. The report also put Iran’s recoverable natural gas reserves at 33.33 trillion cubic meters.
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2019-02-05 19:45
Iran not to allow U.S. to reduce its oil to zero: Zanganeh
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said his country will not allow the United States to reduce its oil exports to zero, Shana reported.
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2019-01-23 20:31
NIOC inks deals worth $1b with domestic companies to boost output
TEHRAN – Subsidiaries of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) signed nine deals worth $1 billion with domestic contractor companies for maintaining and increasing the production capacity of the country’s aging oil and gas fields, Shana reported.
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2019-01-11 20:13
Iran, Iraq stress expansion of energy ties
TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and his Iraqi counterpart Thamir Ghadhban met on Thursday to discuss expansion of bilateral ties in energy sector. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Zanganeh was welcomed by Ghadhban in Baghdad, Shana reported.
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2018-12-26 21:15
Iran to sell 3m barrels of oil to private sector at IRENEX
TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh announced on Wednesday that the heads of the three branches accorded to sales of three million barrels of crude oil at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) via a 100-percent-rial mechanism, IRNA reported.
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2018-12-18 21:41
Falahatian appointed deputy oil minister for planning
TEHRAN- Houshang Falahatian was appointed as Iran’s deputy oil minister for planning, Shana news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2018-12-14 20:15
Iran to deal with CNPC according to contract rights: Zanganeh
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said CNPC’s leaving South Pars deal would be a violation of the contract and Iran will act accordingly, IRNA reported.
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2018-12-05 23:36
Zanganeh leaves Tehran for Vienna to participate in OPEC meeting
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh left Tehran for Vienna on Wednesday afternoon to take part in the 175th Ordinary Meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Shana news agency reported.
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2018-11-25 20:30
China's CNPC replacing France's Total in SP gas project: Zanganeh
TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said China’s state-owned CNPC has officially replaced France’s Total in Iran’s multibillion-dollar South Pars gas project, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
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2018-11-20 20:07
Oil min. appoints new NPC head
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh named Behzad Mohammadi as the new of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2018-11-18 21:42
Karbasian named as new NIOC director
TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Sunday appointed Masoud Karbasian, a former economy and finance minister, as the new managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), replacing Ali Kardor.