The implementation of the campaign to reduce gas and electricity consumption by 10% for the second consecutive year was held on Sunday, December 30, 1404 with the signing of a joint memorandum between the National Petrochemical Industries Company and the Zagros Petrochemical Company.
In a note, the oil minister emphasized that the smooth implementation of the new gasoline distribution plan is an important step in improving consumption and resolving energy imbalance. He considered the people's support as the main asset of the Ministry of Oil and the password of the crisis.
The Deputy Minister of Oil for the Development of Management and Human Capital considered the role of transportation as decisive in the resilience of the oil industry and said: Transportation plays an essential role in maintaining the stability of the energy flow, whether in production, refueling, transportation, and distribution, especially in times of crisis and war.
Stating that the drought management plans will continue without interruption, the Minister of Energy said: Despite the recent good rains, large parts of the country are still under severe water stress.
At the same time as the air gets colder and the continued use of heating devices, gas consumption in the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors, including in the fourth week of Azar, reached about 4.3 billion cubic meters; A figure that shows the continued growth of demand on the country's gas network in the cold half of the year.
The senior management of Khark Passive Defense and the operational teams of Iran Oil Terminals Company, following the issue of Bushehr province's crisis management warning about weather emergency conditions, implemented preventive and control measures in order to protect the facilities and continue operations by deploying the field in important work fronts on this island.
The executive of the Yaran oil field development project announced the successful completion of the installation and operation of the "ESP" in-well pump in well No. 2 of the Yaran oil field in the framework of the development plans in the north of this field and with the aim of improving production stability.
While we have a total of 16.85 billion cubic meters of water storage in the country's dams, and 68% of the country's dam capacity is empty, this figure is the lowest amount of dam reserves at the same time in the last 5 years.
The Deputy Minister of Petroleum for Engineering, Research and Technology, announcing that the Ministry of Petroleum is leading in first-time production, said: "So far, $262 million worth of contracts have been signed in the field of first-time production, and it is expected that the full implementation of these contracts will bring more than $2 billion in foreign exchange savings for the country."
Three contracts and three research and technological agreements were signed between refining companies and research institutes and universities in the country with the aim of maximizing the use of domestic capacities in the refining industry.