The governor of Tehran announced that the 100-year record for gasoline consumption in Tehran has been broken.
This project has been launched in cooperation with the National Petroleum Products Distribution Company in provinces such as Isfahan, Zanjan and Qazvin, and the number of participating stations is expected to increase in the coming days.
Between June 12 and 17 of this year, more than 801 million liters of gasoline were distributed and consumed in the country, which means that the average daily gasoline consumption during this period exceeded 133 million liters.
A judicial official announced the seizure of two vessels carrying smuggled fuel in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
The advisor to the CEO of the National Iranian Petroleum Refining and Distribution Company reported that $6 to $8 billion of the country's resources are wasted annually due to fuel smuggling, saying: "We must have a national perspective in fuel allocation, while the relevant agencies have a sectoral perspective."
The Deputy CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company announced the increase in the country's refining capacity to 2.4 million barrels per day and stated: "The Abadan refinery has had the largest share in this capacity increase."
The head of the Center for Improving the Business Environment announced: "The conditions for issuing a license to import special gasoline were approved at the 87th meeting of the Deregulation Board, and its import work sheet was postponed to the next meeting. Also, the work sheet for licensing online gold sales platforms will be determined soon."
The CEO of the National Petroleum Products Distribution Company announced the beginning of the process of transferring fuel quotas from smart fuel cards to personal bank cards and said: "According to the 1404 budget law, this plan must be implemented by the end of July."
The National Iranian Petroleum Refining and Distribution Company, in the role of the grand coordinator, is set to sign a memorandum of understanding to modernize Tehran's motor courier fleet in cooperation with the Ministry of Transportation, banks, municipalities, and online transportation platforms.
The head of the country's Oil Refining Association said: Iran's gasoline production increased from 107 million liters per day to 120 million liters per day in May.