SHANA - The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) signed a contract for the latter to conduct research on gas hydrates in the Sea of Oman. The deal was signed on Tuesday by Seyyed Saleh Hendi, the director of exploration affairs at NIOC, and Jafar Tofighi, head of RIPI. By signing the contract,...

TEHRAN July 2 (Shana)--A senior Iranian petroleum researcher has said that Iran should consider alternatives to fossil fuels. Biofuels are set to replace fossil fuels in the coming three decades, Amir-Nasser Ahmadi, member of the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, said. He said the focus in Iran is on fossil fuels due to the richness of ...