On the eve of the cold season, Pars Oil and Gas Company has advanced a series of its most important development and operational projects to get through the winter with maximum capacity.

The opening meeting of the second phase of the Azar oil field development was held with the presence of senior managers; the goal of increasing daily production to 30,000 barrels was set.

The overhaul operation of the South Pars Second Refinery was carried out without incident or downtime with the extensive participation of specialized personnel and local equipment; team cohesion and fleet readiness played a decisive role in improving productivity and developing activities.

The National Petrochemical Industries Company announced: Iranian holdings and companies, with a concentrated presence in the Islamic Republic of Iran pavilion at the Moscow Ruplastica exhibition, are introducing their capabilities and paving the way for increased exports to Russia and Eurasia.

The Deputy Minister of Oil, warning about the intensification of energy imbalance and pressure drop in South Pars, considered the development of solar power plants and consumption optimization as a vital solution, and said: "The government's plan will go beyond the target of 12,000 MW of renewable energy."

The head of the working group for improving the health of the administrative system and combating corruption in the oil industry, expressing the necessity of changes in regulatory mechanisms, stated that strengthening the health of the administrative system is one of the serious priorities of the oil industry.

The Deputy Director of Planning and Innovation of SATBA announced the realization of the installed capacity of renewable power plants to 3,100 MW in all types of renewable energy to date, and said: The installed capacity of renewable power plants at the beginning of October last year was 1,200 MW, in other words, from October last year to October this year, there has been an increase in capacity of approximately 107 percent, and the capacity has doubled within a year.

The National Iranian Gas Company and the School Renovation Organization signed a memorandum of understanding to replace high-efficiency heating systems and improve engine rooms; the main goal of this cooperation is to reduce energy consumption and optimally manage gas resources in the country's schools.

Saeed Tavakoli announced at the signing ceremony of the National Gas and Education Memorandum of Understanding: 850 million cubic meters of gas will be injected into the network daily; the country's schools will become a model for optimizing energy consumption with high-efficiency and smart power plants.

Hassan Abbaszadeh, at the Strategic Council of Petrochemicals in the Special Economic Zone, emphasized the need to pay attention to local communities and the participation of complexes in the development of cultural, educational, and medical infrastructure, and considered social responsibility to be the focus of the balanced development of the petrochemical industry.