A member of the Energy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly said: "The government has a serious determination to strengthen the country's oil and gas industry and is also sending a message to its enemies that it will not surrender to external threats and pressures and will continue its development and progress in the oil industry."
The recent sanctions on Gazprombank have raised serious concerns in the European Union about the threat to its energy security, which could potentially extend to Gazprom itself. If that happens, Tehran could take advantage of the gas deal with Moscow and transit surplus Russian gas to its neighbors.
The heavy lock on the doors of Iran's oil industry to the world is weighing more heavily than ever on the life of this large and vital industry of the country.
The head of the Process Engineering Group of the Technical Standards and Regulations Department of the General Directorate of the Technical, Executive and Evaluation System of the Engineering, Research and Technology Department of the Ministry of Oil said: "To become an energy hub in the region, we must achieve world-class technology so that we can compete with companies such as Aramco and Qatar Petroleum."
Arvandan Oil and Gas Company successfully completed a complex operation in North Gaspé and brought several closed and salt wells back into production.
Experts believe that the return of Trump's maximum pressure policy on Iranian oil will be doomed to failure due to the economic conditions of the United States itself and China's commitment to purchasing Iranian oil.
The Deputy Minister of Petroleum in Petrochemical Affairs emphasized the necessity of product diversification downstream of propylene and said: Acrylonitrile (ACN) production causes diversification downstream of propylene, which is needed by the country.
Chinese investment in Iraq's oil industry has reached 10 billion dollars, while this country, which is the largest buyer of Iranian oil and has a 25-year cooperation agreement with Iran, does not actively invest in any of the projects of Iran's oil industry.
The professor of political science and economics at Williams College said that as far as Iran is concerned, we should not be too happy about the change of approach by the new Trump administration and it seems that he not only intends to continue the previous sanctions but also to intensify them.
The first coordination meeting of the Engineering and Oil Development Company was held with the Khatam Al Anbiya camp with the aim of expanding cooperation and continuous development of joint oil fields.