Iran ready to swap Turkmenistan’s gas to Armenia

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has expressed the country’s readiness for swapping Turkmenistan’s natural gas to Armenia, Shana reported.

Oil Ministry supports investors in complementary industries: Oji

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said on Saturday that his ministry fully supports companies and contractors that invest in oil sector’s complementary industries, Shana reported.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

Iran inks 8 MOUs, deals with Latin American countries in oil, agriculture sectors

TEHRAN - During a visit of Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji to Latin America, four memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and two deals in the field of oil, as well as two MOUs in the field of agriculture were signed, Shana reported.

Annual oil industry revenues top $43b

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said the oil industry has brought the country over $43 billion of revenues in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), Shana reported on Tuesday.

Oil Ministry inks co-op MOU with Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology for cooperation in preparing a comprehensive program for the knowledge-based development of the country’s oil, gas, refining and petrochemical industries.

Output enhancement operations begin in some Iranian gas fields

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said his ministry has started output enhancement operations in some of the country’s gas fields to supply more gas to the country’s refineries, Shana reported on Tuesday.

Last year’s oil income realized 10% more than budget targets: Oji

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said the country’s oil incomes in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20) were 10 percent more than the target set in the national budget bill for the year, Shana reported on Monday.

NITC plays significant role in boosting Iran’s oil export

TEHRAN – Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has praised the significant role of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in boosting the country’s oil exports during the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

Iran’s oil production back to pre-sanction level: oil min.

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said that the country’s crude oil production has reached the pre-sanction level.

$200b of investment in oil industry planned for this year

TEHRAN- Iran plans to make investment as much as $200 billion in the oil industry, relying on domestic capacities and international contracts, in the current [Iranian calendar] year (started on March 21), Oil Minister Javad Oji has said.

Bandar Abbas Refinery’s development project to complete fuel oil value chain

TEHRAN – Bandar Abbas Refinery in Southern Iran is going to fully process fuel oil into products with higher added value including petroleum coke after the implementation of a development project designed by Iranian engineers and experts.

Oil exports rising despite U.S. sabotage: Oji

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said Iran’s oil exports are still on the rise despite the U.S. seizure of Iranian tankers in recent months, Fars news agency reported.

‘Refining, petro-refining projects to be facilitated in near future’

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said that the implementation of refining and petro-refining projects will be facilitated in the near future.

NITC plays significant role in boosting Iran’s oil export

TEHRAN- Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Oji praised the performance of National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Head Hossein Shiva in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Iran’s Maritime News Agency (MANA) published on Friday.

Energy co-op discussed between Iran, Tajikistan

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji and Tajikistan Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma discussed the ways for the expansion of cooperation in the field of energy between the two countries in a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday.

Iran, Venezuela ink MOU for co-op in oil industry

TEHRAN – Iran and Venezuela have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for expanding cooperation in various areas of the oil industry, Shana reported.

Oil minister holds talk with GECF secretary general

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji, who is visiting Doha to attend the 6th Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), met with the forum’s Secretary General Mohamed Hamel on Monday.

Oji visits Qatar to attend GECF summit

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has traveled to Qatar to attend the 6th Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) which is slated to be held in Doha on Tuesday, Shana reported.

Iran Plast expo running in Tehran

TEHRAN – Iran’s 15th International Exhibition of Plastic, Rubber, Machinery, and Equipment (IRAN PLAST) was opened at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on Monday, Shana reported.

Oil market requires Iranian oil supply to balance: Oji

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said the global oil market requires Iranian crude oil supply to meet the current demand and maintain balance, Shana reported.

Tehran, Moscow eyeing $10b trade target

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that the Islamic Republic and Russia have reached an agreement to boost the trade between the two countries up to $10 billion, IRNA reported.

Domestic producers able to meet 95% of oil industry’s technological needs

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said domestic producers are currently supplying over 70 percent of the oil industry’s needed equipment, adding that this figure can increase to 95 percent, Shana reported.

Iran unveils new technological achievements in petchem industry

TEHRAN – Iran’s Petrochemical Research and Technology Company (PRTC) unveiled three new research products on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Oil Minister Javad Oji, Shana reported.

Oil Ministry, ACECR sign 4 MOUs, deals to expand co-op

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Ministry and the Academic Center for Education, Culture, and Research (ACECR) have signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and two contracts for expanding cooperation in various areas.

Oil sector inks co-op MOUs with domestic knowledge-based firms

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Industry Innovation and Technology Park signed four memorandums of understanding (MOU) with the country’s knowledge-based companies on Monday to cooperate in a variety of areas, Shana reported.

New successes achieved in oil sales, transferring oil money: MP

TEHRAN - Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, the spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis), said the government has achieved some success in selling oil and transferring oil money into the country, Shana reported on Saturday.

Oil minister receives Azeri delegation

TEHRAN – An Azeri delegation headed by the Managing Director of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Rovnag Ibrahim Abdullayev visited Tehran to meet with the Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji and discuss expansion of cooperation, Shana reported.

Oil sales jump drastically year on year: minister

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said the country’s oil sales in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) have increased drastically compared to the previous year, Shana reported.

Natural gas consumption rises 22% yr/yr

TEHRAN – The consumption of natural gas by Iranian domestic and commercial sectors reached 517 million cubic meters (mcm) on Tuesday to register a 22-percent increase year on year, according to Oil Minister Javad Oji.

Tehran, Baku to sign energy co-op agreements soon

TEHRAN – Iran and Azerbaijan are going to sign some agreements for cooperation in various energy sectors in the near future, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji announced on Sunday.