The 14th government's Ministry of Oil has taken a major leap forward in reducing pollution and improving air quality in metropolitan areas through a series of coordinated measures, including an unprecedented increase in the production and delivery of Euro 4 oil and gas to power plants, the full supply of standard fuel in Tehran, the production of low-sulfur furnace oil, and the acceleration of the plan to develop dual-fuel vehicles.
The National Petroleum Products Distribution Company issued a call for proposals to diversify the fuel portfolio and develop clean fuels such as LPG and CNG.
The governor of Tehran, emphasizing that no diesel fuel is burned in this province, said: "There are about 4 million 200 thousand active motorcycles in the capital, more than 70 percent of which are over 20 years old and are mostly worn out and polluting."
With the aim of reducing air pollution, improving the quality of fuel consumed, and improving the lives of millions of Khuzestan citizens, the Abadan Refinery has set a 66% increase in the production of Euro 4 standard gasoline on its agenda.
Hossein Mirafazli, an energy expert, says: If only 10 percent of intracity trips are shared, about two million liters of gasoline will be saved daily, which is equivalent to more than $700 million in annual savings for the Iranian economy.
The University of Petroleum Industry, in collaboration with Arvandan Oil and Gas Company, succeeded in increasing oil production on a pilot scale by three times by designing and building advanced laboratory equipment and utilizing "foam-assisted lifting" technology; an achievement that could revolutionize the exploitation of wells with high water cutoff.
A spokesman for the fuel station owners said: "Fuel supply in Tehran will not be interrupted; the queues are due to increased traffic and road traffic."
CNG supply has decreased from 23 million cubic meters per day in 1402 to 19 million cubic meters in 1403 and 16 million cubic meters in 1404, and unfortunately, this decline in demand continues.
A pilot plan to transfer fuel quotas from fuel cards to bank cards was launched yesterday; the plan was initially implemented on a limited, pilot basis at one of the gas stations and is set to be gradually expanded after a thorough review of possible issues.
Power plant fuel reserves were at their lowest levels, but over the course of 6 months we witnessed record-breaking production, transportation, and distribution of products.
