The Director of Industrial Equipment and Process Machinery Repairs at the National Southern Oilfields Company, explaining the missions and performance of this management, said: "With proactive planning, localization of strategic parts, and the round-the-clock efforts of operational forces, more than 63 percent of the annual overhaul plan was achieved in 1404; an unprecedented achievement that has played an important role in production sustainability, flaring reduction, and environmental protection."

The spokesman for the Parliament's Energy Commission announced: "The launch of the second tier of the central processing unit of the South Azadegan Joint Field is an effective measure to compensate for the backlog, increase oil production, and neutralize sanctions in the current situation in the country."

A faculty member of the Institute for International Energy Studies announced that price levels in 2025 were lower than the previous year, and said: "Given the experience of the oil market in recent years, it is unlikely that we will see a significant increase in prices in 2026 unless a specific development occurs in the global economy or geopolitical equations."

The Minister of Oil, announcing that our colleagues, as oil companies, do not have access to the banking sector with money from oil sales, said: "The mechanism for depositing resources from oil sales is carried out under the supervision, monitoring, and control of the Central Bank."

The chairman of the board of directors of the oil industry pension funds considered the independence and non-governmental nature of the fund to be the foundations of the fund's sustainability, and called rumors of the fund's merger false.

The manager of the third refinery of the South Pars Gas Complex announced an unprecedented record in sweet gas production in the first nine months of this year, saying: "This success is the result of relying on domestic capacity, the technical knowledge of specialists, and the effective use of the capacity of the country's knowledge-based companies."

Gas consumption in the domestic, commercial, and small industrial sectors reached 659.26 million cubic meters on January 2, along with the stability of the cold weather.

The CEO of the National Petrochemical Industries Company considered HSE an organizational value and said: "Decisions related to this area must be made in an integrated manner and in line with national interests."

This year's Research and Technology Week at the Ministry of Oil focused on developing new technologies, deepening the industry's relationship with universities and knowledge-based companies, and moving purposefully toward digital transformation. It was a week that was accompanied by the signing of research and technological contracts, the unveiling of knowledge documents and products, and the presentation of reports on the achievements of the oil industry in the field of innovation. The set of actions taken this week reflects the strategic approach of the Ministry of Oil to respond to the technological needs of the industry and enhance the productivity, sustainability, and competitiveness of this strategic industry.

The Minister of Oil announced that in the first week of implementing the new gasoline plan, consumption had decreased by 9 million liters, and said: "Of course, we must wait for its long-term effects to draw conclusions in this regard."