TEHRAN Mar 12 (Shana): A top aide to Minister of Science, Research and Technology has said that the petroleum industry largely needs knowledge and technology.
�The current policies of the Petroleum Industry show that demand for science and technology and embracing knowledge-based economy in the petroleum industry will reach its highest point,� Jaafar Towfiqi said.


He gave a positive assessment of the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), saying research institutes should play a role different from that of universities.

Towfiqi said the RIPI is a technology-oriented research institute which is developing technology for the petroleum industry.

He said that commercialization and development of technology and knowledge-based companies �have become more common than before in our literature.�

By SHANA

 

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