As reciprocal attacks between Iran and Israel escalated and vital energy facilities were targeted, a wave of concern swept through the Persian Gulf stock markets; the region's stock markets faced a significant decline.
The Deputy Director of Operations in the Production Management of the National Southern Oilfields Company said: "With the operation of the newly constructed 30-inch line for transporting light oil from the West Karun fields, the 36-inch Ahvaz-Omidiyeh export pipeline has once again been dedicated to transporting heavy oil."
Rejecting the claim of a decrease in Iranian oil exports, the Oil Minister said: "The Ministry of Oil is ready to deploy a rig in the Arash field, but the implementation of this plan is dependent on the outcome of border negotiations and official notification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
The Deputy Investment Director of the National Iranian Oil Company emphasized that with the Economic Council's resolution on facilitating the conditions for concluding contracts and implementing upstream oil and gas contracts, the time required from the stage of receiving the investor's proposal to concluding the contract will be significantly reduced, saying: "These measures demonstrate the determination of the Ministry of Oil to attract capital and facilitate economic processes in the country."
The unprecedented growth of outsourcing in Iran's oil industry is a wake-up call that experts consider a threat to the safety and productivity of the industry. Referring to the outsourcing of activities in this area, Shahriar Aghaei, a member of the Board of Directors of the Oil Fund, said that due to the lack of adequate supervision and the nature of contractors who seek greater economic benefits, safety issues in the workplace are less addressed, which results in numerous accidents in the oil industry.
The Deputy Director of Operations in the Production Management of the National Southern Oilfields Company said: "With the operation of the newly constructed 30-inch line for transporting light oil from the West Karun fields, the 36-inch Ahvaz-Omidiyeh export pipeline has once again been dedicated to transporting heavy oil."
The CEO of the National Southern Oilfields Company announced plans to reduce gas flaring by 200 million cubic feet per day this year.
New members of the Implementation Board have not been introduced, and there are even whispers of its closure. This uncertainty has caused damage to oil projects, especially the suspension of the Azadegan Integrated Development Contract.
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as concerns about supply increased due to media claims that talks between Iran and the United States may not reach a conclusion, while the dollar weakened.
Following the Supreme Leader's (Supreme Leader's) emphasis on facilitating and accelerating the conclusion and implementation of upstream oil and gas contracts, the Economic Council notified the Ministry of Oil of the issue of "facilitating the conditions for concluding and implementing upstream oil and gas contracts" in line with achieving the goals of the Seventh Progress Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
