Iran to sign power deal with Georgia: NIGC
SHANA — The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said the company was preparing an electricity contract to sign with…
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Iran gas exports unsanctionable: Official
SHANA– The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said export and consumption of natural gas would benefit humanity, adding Iran’s…
Iran ready to carry Turkmenistan gas to Pakistan
SHANA — Iran’s state-run gas firm has expressed its readiness to deliver Turkmenistan’s gas to Pakistan under a swap deal, saying it…
Basra ready to receive Iran gas
SHANA – An Iranian gas official said the Iraqi city of Basra has announced its readiness to import gas from Iran, adding…
Daily gas export volume to Turkey at 30 mcm
MNA – Deputy Minister of Oil Hamid Reza Araqi put the daily export of gas to neighboring Turkey at 30 million cubic…
Iran stops export of free natural gas to Turkey
IFP – Head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) says Iran has ended free gas exports to Turkey after clearing its…
Iran, Turkmenistan gas dispute going on
IRNA – The dispute between Iran and Turkmenistan over a natural gas deal has reached its peak after the Central Asian country…
Iran, Turkmenistan examining joint natural gas export: Oil official
IRNA – Negotiations are underway between Tehran and Ashgabat on a deal to swap Turkmen natural gas to the Persian Gulf region,…
No problem on transportation of Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan through Iran – deputy minister
APA– Tehran is not interested in export of Turkmen gas to Turkey through Iran via swap operations, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Hamid…
Iran current gas exports at 42mcm/d: NIGC
SHANA – The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said Iran is currently exporting 42 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.…
Iran may cancel $7bn gas pipeline deal with Pakistan: Iranian media
GEO– Iran may cancel high-profile gas pipeline project with Pakistan due to stunted progress on construction work, the head of National Gas…
Iran to import Turkmen gas for 5 years
MNA– Deputy oil minister, while pointing to the signing of a gas cooperation agreement with Turkmenistan, said gas imports from the Central…
Iran, Russia to set up joint Intl. gas market
Shana – Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Hamid-Reza Araqi says Iran and Russia enjoy the capacity to set up…
Iran not Russia’s substitute in European gas market
TEHRAN, Oct 15 (Shana) – Deputy Minister of Petroleum for Gas Affairs Hamid-Reza Araqi says Iran has no plan to replace Russia…
Iran nearly self-sufficient in production of gas industry items: Official
TEHRAN, Sep 25 (Shana) – Managing director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Hamid Reza Araqi says domestic manufacturers can supply up…
Iran to store gas in Azerbaijani tanks
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Deputy oil minister has reported on the talks with a private firm to export and store Iranian…
Iran gas exports up 120mcm/d by 2021: NIGC chief
TEHRAN, July 25 (Shana) — Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said projects are underway in the sixth 5-year…
Iran gas production increases by 23bn cubic meters
An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says the country’s natural gas output has risen by 23 billion cubic meters over the past year.…
NIGC, SK telecom company sign MoU
TEHRAN, May 02, (Shana) — National Iran Gas Company (NIGC) and South Korean SK Telecom Company on Monday signed a Memorandum of…
Iran to boost global trade in gas by-products: CEO
TEHRAN, March 26 (Shana) – Managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that following removal of sanctions and the…
Iran’s gas export to neighbors profitable despite of Qatar’s dumping
TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (Shana) – Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said exporting Iran’s gas to Pakistan and India…
NIGC developing ties with Int’l gas partners: CEO
TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (Shana) – Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that cooperation with major international energy firms…
Turkey wins case against Iran over gas dispute: Iranian official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian petroleum official announced that Turkey has won a case in an arbitration court on a dispute with…
Iran: Five LNG plants to open in three years
Iran expects to bring five LNG projects online in the next three years, including a liquefaction facility which is 60% complete, head…
Iran targets 330bcm/y gas output by 2017
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (Shana) – Iran is planning to boost its processed natural gas output to nearly 330 billion cubic meters a…
Chinese, European firms eye gas footing in Iran: NIGC chief
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (Shana) – Head of the National Iranian Gas Company said several Chinese and European companies are in talks with…
Iran-Iraq sign 6-year gas deal
TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (Shana) – Iran has agreed to send 35 mcm/d of its gas to the Iraqi city of Basra for…
Iran stresses technology transfer in gas industry contracts
TEHRAN Oct. 11 (Shana) – Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said transfer of technology rather than transaction of…
Boosting gas export top on Nat’l development plan agenda
TEHRAN Sept. 29 (Shana) – Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said meeting the increasing domestic demand as well…
NIGC ready to build gas networks abroad
TEHRAN June 23(Shana)–National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) is ready to build gas distribution networks in other countries, the company’s chief said. Hamid-Reza…
NIGC should become Int’l firm
TEHRAN June 06(Shana)–The head of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has said that the state-run firm should become an international company. “The…
Household sector pays one-fifth of real gas price
TEHRAN May 26(Shana)–Iran’s household sector pays just one-fifth of the prevailing gas prices in the region for the gas it uses, managing…
Iran to begin gas flow to Iraq next month
Iran will begin exporting natural gas to Iraq in a month’s time, Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company Hamid Reza…
Iran’s natural gas production to hit one billion cubic meters per day by 2020
Iran has plans to increase its natural gas production to one billion cubic meters (bcm) per day by the end of the…
Iran to start exporting gas to Iraq soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will start exporting natural gas supplies to Iraq before the end of the current Iranian year (ends March 19,…
No directive on raising gas prices, NIGC chief
TEHRAN April 27(Shana)–The National Iranian Gas Company’s (NIGC) managing director says the company has not raised the price of natural gas to…
Iran gas exports increased 1.4 million cubic meters last year
Iran’s gas exports have increased by more than one million cubic meters (mcm) during the first 11 months of the previous Iranian…
Iran ready to send natural gas to Kuwait via Iraq: Official
A high-ranking Iranian gas industry official says the Islamic Republic is ready to export natural gas to Kuwait via a pipeline, which…
Iran defends gas sale price to Turkey
TEHRAN April 11(Shana)–A senior Iranian official has defended the price the country charges neighboring Turkey for natural gas exports. “The price of…
Natural gas export 8% up since March 2014
TEHRAN April 08(Shana)–Iran’s gas exports increased over 8% year-on-year during the previous calendar year which ended on March 20 2014, head of…