TEHRAN Jan 11(Shana)--National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) plans to study 34 anticlines in the western Lorestan province, NIOC exploration director Hormuz Qalavand said. There are 34 anticlines in Lorestan province, which should undergo studies and geological drilling, he said. He added that Lorestan province is potentially rich in hydrocarbon reserves ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian energy official rejected media reports about the discovery of a new gas field in the countrys southern province of Fars. Head of the National Iranian Oil Companys (NIOC) Exploration Department Hormoz Qalavand said on Sunday that the discovery of the said reserve dates back to 2 years ago. He made the comments in reaction ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) A huge natural gas reserve has been discovered in south of Iran, Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Companys (NIOC) Exploration Department Hormoz Qalavand has announced on Sunday. Drilling the exploration oil wells has commenced in order to estimate the volume of this new gas reserve, said Hormoz Qalavand. Although ...

Tehran - The plan to explore gas hydrate reserves in the Sea of Oman is in its last stage and will be finalized within a month, said the head of Exploration Department of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said. Hormoz Qalavand added that the plan was initiated with the support of the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry. "At present, ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran is in talks with two Russian companies to launch joint projects on oil and gas exploration, Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Companys (NIOC) Exploration Department Hormoz Qalavand announced on Tuesday. Russians are willing to participate in Irans projects on exploration and production of oil and gas, Qalavand said ...

TEHRAN Sep. 3 (Shana)--National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is making preparations for the introduction of 40 new exploration blocks to be put on tender, NIOCs exploration director said. Hormuz Qalavand did not provide any details about the new exploration blocks. Iran is also poised to introduce a new model of oil contracts, known as Iran Petroleum ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Western Iran, including Kermanshah province, enjoys good potentials for finding oil and gas reserves, head of the National Iranian Oil Company's Exploration Department Hormoz Qalavandsaid. In statements to Shana, Qalavand said the company has managed to find many oil and gas reserves in Kermanshah province, adding that exploration ...

National Iranian Oil Company's exploration director, Hormuz Ghalavand says the country has explored an underground natural gas reservoir in the southern Iran Fars province. It is predicted that the vast natural gas reservoir starts from Borazjan (the capital of Dashtestan county, Bushehr province) and stretches into Minab fault line and Persian Gulf ...

Iran has discovered a new hydrocarbon layer in southern part of the country which contains huge amounts of light crude oil, the Fars News Agency quoted National Iranian Oil Company official Hormoz Qalavand as saying. Qalavand informed that the preliminary studies show that 26 million cubic feet of gas can be extracted per day from oil wells in the ...