Zirnaft said: "High-value gas contracts will be signed soon, some of which will be with domestic companies and some with foreign companies, and a number of these contracts will be concluded this year."
A spokesman for the Tehran Provincial Gas Company said: Gas consumption in this province has increased by 34 percent in the past 24 hours compared to the same period last year.
The Deputy Minister of International Affairs and Trade of the Ministry of Oil, noting that all members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum emphasize condemnation of the Zionist regime's attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran, said: "This issue was addressed appropriately in this meeting."
Importance of GECF meeting in Tehran; Gas market awaits exporters' decision. Considering the estimated increase in gas demand in the short and medium term, especially in Europe, the Gas Exporters' Forum meeting was held in Tehran with a focus on increasing production and is expected to have an impact on the gas production and trade process.
66 percent of the natural gas delivered to the national network yesterday (December 6) was allocated to the domestic, commercial, and small industrial sectors, which is a 20 percent increase compared to the same day last year.
The former Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Association, pointing out that gas is a suitable fuel in transition, said: "We (the world's gas exporters) believe that by 2050, more than 60 percent of the global energy portfolio will still be supplied by fossil fuels."
The Secretary General of GECF arrived in Tehran to attend the 26th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum from December 6 to 8.
The Deputy Minister of Oil for International Affairs and Trade announced the gathering of the world's largest gas exporters in Tehran and said: "These countries collectively hold 70 percent of the world's gas reserves, 40 percent of production, 47 percent of gas exports through pipelines, and 51 percent of LNG exports."
The head of the North Drilling Company said: The new Sahar 1 mission includes drilling 9 in-field wells (infill) in Phase 19 of South Pars with the aim of reducing the gas imbalance in the country.
The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company emphasized that the issue of energy imbalance has now become a public issue, saying: "Everyone needs to be involved and work to manage energy consumption."
