Although Iran's daily gas production capacity has doubled in recent decades, structural, financial, and technological barriers threaten the sustainable growth of this key source of electricity for the industry.

In recent years, accelerating gas field development plans has become an unrivaled priority in energy policymaking in Iran; a policy that is being pursued with the aim of compensating for the supply shortage.

The deputy chairman of the National Development Fund's executive board said: "If at least 20 complementary petrochemical industry projects are introduced and proposed and approved by the National Petrochemical Industries Company, a total of $200 million in funding will be allocated to finance these projects, and it will be divided among them based on need."

The CEO of Petrochemical Research and Technology Company pointed to the valuable achievements of this company in the field of localization of technical knowledge and catalysts needed by the petrochemical industry and said: "The Petrochemical Research and Technology Company has had a successful performance in meeting domestic and export needs."

The level of oil and gas storage in power plants in the first two months of 2025 has reached about 1.5 billion liters, an increase of more than 85 percent compared to the same period last year; an impressive figure that indicates the Ministry of Petroleum's readiness to provide sustainable energy in the country.

The executor of the South Pars Phase 11 development plan announced: For the first time since its operation, the major repairs of the offshore platform Phase 11 were successfully implemented ahead of schedule, with the cooperation of all project elements in the contracting and commissioning sectors.

The investment manager of the National Petrochemical Industries Company said: So far, $87 billion has been invested in the petrochemical industry, of which $26.3 billion has been provided from foreign sources.

The CEO of the National Southern Oilfields Company, while visiting key projects of the Gachsaran Oil and Gas Exploitation Company, emphasized the need to accelerate the implementation of major repairs and the provision of items needed by the oil industry.

According to the National Iranian Oil Company, the price of Iranian light oil in June 2025 for Asian customers will be slightly higher than last month, nearly $2 above the base price (Oman/Dubai crude oil price).

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.