Bijan Namdar Zanganeh

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.

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.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (right) met with Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak (middle) in Tehran on Monday

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (2nd L) and Iraqi Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban (1st R) speaking in a press conference after a meeting in Baghdad on January 10

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.