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Iran MPs to submit impeachment plan of oil min to Majlis
Tehran, August 30, The Iran Project – Iran’s members of parliament will submit the impeachment plan of oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh to the board…
Zanganeh appointed as head of expert session in OPEC intl. seminar
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has been appointed as head of the expert session on crude…
Iran, Saudi oil chiefs likely to meet on sidelines of OPEC meeting
Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Iran is not in a sulk [when it comes to Saudi Arabia] and that he is…
Iran says OPEC unlikely to change output ceiling: Mehr news agency
OPEC is unlikely to change its production ceiling when the group meets in June, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Sunday,…
Sanctions relief to boost national technologies
TEHRAN May 07(Shana)–Iran’s petroleum minister has said that removal of sanctions on Iran’s petroleum industry would help upgrade national technologies. “Lifting of…
Zangeneh to attend Munich energy security conference
TEHRAN May 06(Shana)–Iran’s minister of petroleum is leaving for Munich Wednesday night to attend an energy security conference. Bijan Zangeneh is being…
Iran begins major ethane project
Iran has begun construction of an ethane processing plant which is hoped to produce feedstock for $2 billion of petrochemical products per…
Oil minister opposes drying up of wetland for oil extraction
Tehran, April 22, IRNA – Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Tuesday that a project concerning Karoon oil fields has been forwarded…
Iran wants OPEC to cut output
TEHRAN April 14(Shana)–Iran’s minister of petroleum has called on OPEC to reduce its production by at least five percent to help shore…
“China holding no frozen Iran cash”
Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Tuesday that China is not holding any money related to exports of Iranian crude…
Iran, China to increase energy cooperation when sanctions removed: Zanganeh
Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Tehran is willing to increase cooperation with China in the oil industry and energy sector…
Iran, China to enhance energy cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh is to travel to China on Wednesday to lay the ground for the further…
Iran oil minister due in China Wednesday to discuss oil projects
Tehran, April 7, IRNA – Iran’s oil minister is travelling to China to discuss oil sales and Chinese investments in Iran, days…
Minister: Iran ready to boost daily oil export to 1m barrels
Tehran, March 28, IRNA – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Iran is ready to increase its oil export to one million…
Zanganeh announces 7 projects for upcoming year
TEHRAN, March 19 (MNA) – Iran’s oil minister has said the upcoming year will be the year of small refineries for South…
Oil Minister: Iran will retain OPEC quota very soon
Tehran, March 18, IRNA – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Wednesday that Iran will retain its OPEC quota very soon…
Iran says inauguration of its biggest gas project has a message for world powers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh underlined that inauguration of Phase 12 of the South Pars energy hub has this…
Two more phases of South Pars to go online
TEHRAN March 17(Shana)–Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has said that two more phases of the giant South Pars gas field…
Iran’s biggest-ever oil industry project inaugurated
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday inaugurated the 12th development phase of the massive offshore South Pars gas field,…
Zangeneh: Energy cooperation with China ‘strategic’
Tehran, March 17, IRNA — Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has described energy cooperation with China “a strategic decision,” reiterating…
Zangeneh happy with ministry performance
TEHRAN March 15(Shana)–Iran’s petroleum minister has given a positive assessment of his ministry’s track record in oil and gas development projects. Bijan…
Minister says 20m tons of oil derivatives to be exported next year
Tehran, March 13, IRNA – Minister of Oil Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said in Tehran on Friday that his ministry plans exporting 20…
Petroleum ministry evaluating possible environmental damages
TEHRAN Feb 28(Shana)–The Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has ordered conducting an investigation regarding oil industry operations in West Karoun Region…
Oil refineries back to bourse
TEHRAN Feb 24(Shana)–A number of oil refineries will resume their presence on Tehran Stock Exchange in near future. The decision has been…
Iran oil ministry faces cash emergency after crude’s drop
(Bloomberg) — The Iranian oil ministry won’t be able to pay staff or invest in boosting production if parliament proceeds with a…
Iran oil industry needs money
TEHRAN Feb 16(Shana)–Iran’s petroleum minister has said that the country’s petroleum industry needs finance. “The petroleum industry needs financial resources,” Bijan Namdar…
Zangeneh orders advisory body for oil recovery
TEHRAN Feb 14(Shana)–Iran’s minister of petroleum has ordered the establishment of an advisory body to maximize recovery from the country’s oil and…
Iran to maintain ties with OPEC, Zangeneh
TEHRAN Feb 07(Shana)–“The Islamic Republic of Iran prefers to continue its membership in OPEC even though the recent decisions made by the…
Oil minister: Iran to export gasoline
Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh says Iran will need no more gasoline imports next year when a major refinery being built…
Minister: Dependence on oil should be reduced through oil
Tehran, Feb 5, IRNA – Minister of Oil Bijan Zanganeh said although the share of oil revenues is being gradually lessened in…
Zanganeh to elaborate on oil sector developments
Tehran, Feb 4, IRNA – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh is to attend a live televised program on Wednesday night to brief…
Iran hoping for relief from OPEC
Tehran, Jan 31, IRNA — The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has no immediate plans for cutting its crude output, partly because…
Offering 50 trillion rial bonds approved
TEHRAN Jan 29(Shana)–Parliament’s Integrated Commission has permitted Petroleum Ministry to issue bonds worth 50 trillion rials for investment in development of shared…
Refinery needs 650m euros
TEHRAN Jan 26(Shana)–Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has said that allocation of 650 million euros from the National Development Fund of…
Oil price to rebound if Iran bans lifted: Iran
Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh says the removal of economic sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program can…
Oil min. to ban imports of oil products
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Oil Ministry engineering deputy has said Iran would not fear further plummets in oil prices adopting ‘new…
Oil falls again as IMF cuts forecast; Iran hints at $25 oil
(Reuters) – Oil fell as much as 5 percent on Tuesday after the International Monetary Fund cut its 2015 global economic forecast…
Iran sees ‘No threat’ from oil at $25 if prices keep falling
OPEC has no immediate plan to cut its output target for crude, and Iran is strong enough to withstand a deeper slump in prices…
Oil minister describes Iran’s gas network as largest in world
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh hailed the country’s gas experts and engineers for their endeavors in the field, saying…