Researchers at Sharif University of Technology have successfully designed and built an indigenous “spiral tubing” system, a high-tech device that was previously imported from abroad. The system is capable of placing tubing up to 6 kilometers deep into oil wells to perform complex operations such as acidizing and well maintenance.
More than a year has passed since the announcement of the Seventh Development Plan; a five-year plan that, by considering major goals such as "increasing production capacity to 4.8 million barrels per day," "increasing petrochemical production to more than 131 million tons per year," and "increasing annual gas exports to more than 40 billion cubic meters," has set a challenging path in the oil and gas sector.
The Minister of Oil stated: "According to expert estimates, achieving the goals of the Seventh Plan requires the provision of approximately $190 billion in financial resources. In the first year, the cash flow and provision of these resources was projected to be $27 billion, of which only $5.5 billion, equivalent to 22 percent, was provided."
The project manager for conceptual and basic studies on supplying water for injection into the oil reservoirs of the Karun basin said: The plan for supplying and transferring water for injection into the oil fields of West Karun was approved at the provincial level.
The Director of Health, Safety and Environment, Passive Defense and Crisis Management of the National Iranian Oil Company announced the explanation of the roadmap for HSE management, passive defense and crisis management in the companies and managements subordinate to this company.
The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company announced the company's full readiness for a stable supply of gas in the winter season and said: "With the implementation of precise and coherent plans, this year's conditions have improved compared to last year."
Statistics from the Tanker Trackers Institute show that just 3 weeks after Iran's oil exports hit a record high, we are once again witnessing a new and unprecedented record in our country's oil exports.
The CEO of Gachsaran Oil and Gas Exploitation Company announced the realization of 100 percent of the projected production plan in this company and said: "With a 25 percent share in the country's oil production, this company, as the gateway for Iranian oil exports in the south, plays a strategic role in national energy sustainability."
The manager of industrial equipment and process machinery repairs reported the significant growth in the performance of this management in the first 6 months of the last three years and emphasized: "The realization of repair programs, by leveraging specialized forces and relying on internal capacity, has guaranteed the path to sustainable production and improved efficiency of operational facilities."
The Ministry of Petroleum ranked first among more than three thousand executive agencies in the country in terms of implementing the law on the publication and free access to information.