A fire has broken out in a storage tank for petroleum products at the Naftkan oil depot, and efforts to extinguish and contain the fire have begun. A fuel tank in southern Tehran was also hit by a projectile.
The Iranian Foreign Minister said in a meeting with ambassadors and representatives of foreign countries in Tehran: "The attack on Assaluyeh is a clear aggression and a very dangerous act. Dragging the conflict to the Persian Gulf is a strategic mistake and its goal is to drag the war outside of Iranian territory."
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.
