The head of the judiciary said: "It is absolutely unacceptable that the country is in dire need of fuel, and then it is announced that $15 billion or even more worth of gasoline and diesel are being smuggled into the country!"
The Deputy Minister of Petroleum, announcing that we are ahead of the plan and capacity set for exploration in the country, stated: "I hope that by utilizing new technologies, we will be able to reach new fields (although smaller) and provide the basis for the presence of the private sector in the form of IPC contracts or other contractual models."
The Director of Coordination and Supervision of Production at the National Iranian Gas Company announced the early start of major repairs to the country's refineries, saying the operation will be completed by October. This issue has always been associated with challenges regarding the supply of electricity to power plants due to energy imbalances and the refineries' need for gas.
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.
The Deputy Director of the National Development Fund announced that the companies implementing the South Pars Gas Field Pressure Boosting Project have not yet applied for financial facilities through the operating bank, despite our readiness to provide financing.
The Iranian Oil Minister and the Turkmenistan Foreign Minister emphasized the deepening of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of oil and gas and examined areas for expanding cooperation.
In order to accelerate the development operations of the Paydar Gharb oil field, two important contracts were signed in the field of subsurface drilling with the aim of optimizing and facilitating implementation processes.
The CEO of the National Oil Company, referring to the problems of industries in the field of gas cuts in some seasons of the year, said: "A measure was taken to make two or three gas fields available to steel companies so that these complexes can also participate in production."
Iranian Customs ordered customs offices across the country to determine the status of these shipments as soon as possible in order to reduce the potential risks arising from the collection of control samples of oil shipments.
Regarding the cooperation of foreign companies in the pressure boosting project, the CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company said that no agreement has been reached with any foreign company yet.