Bijan Namdar Zanganeh

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2018-10-25 14:52

Iran’s H1 oil revenues 25% more than budget estimates

TEHRAN - Iran’s oil incomes during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) exceeded the estimations in the country’s budget plans by 25 percent, IRIB reported on Tuesday quoting the Iranian oil minister.

2018-10-22 20:48

No spare capacity in market to replace Iranian oil: Zanganeh

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Monday that the oil market doesn’t have the spare capacity to replace Iranian oil in case of U.S. re-imposition of sanctions on the country.

2018-10-04 09:33

‘Only way to rebalance oil market is stopping sanctions on Iran’

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the only way to rebalance the oil market is to stop the sanctions on Iran.

2018-09-24 20:06

U.S. dream of zero Iranian oil won’t come true: Zanganeh

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Monday that the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting’s outcome was a negative response to the demands of U.S. President Donald Trump, ISNA reported.

2018-09-23 18:44

Persian Gulf Star Refinery’s daily output to reach 40m liters by March 2019

TEHRAN- Iran’s Persian Gulf Star Refinery (PGSR)’s daily gasoline output will reach 40 million liters by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019) once the third phase of the refinery is complete, according to Soroush Ziglari, the operation director of the refinery.

2018-09-21 23:04

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