The deputy head of the National Refining and Distribution Company announced that daily production of gasoline and diesel has increased by a total of 9 million liters during the 14th government, an increase equivalent to the launch of a new refinery. He also announced the major reconstruction of the RFCC unit of the Arak refinery after 13 years; a move that prevented the unit from permanently shutting down at the peak of recent consumption and pressures.

A new gas field called Toos has been discovered 40 kilometers from the Khangiran gas field.

The CEO of the National Petrochemical Industries Company announced the implementation of 100 percent of the goals of the first year of the Seventh Development Plan in the petrochemical industry and emphasized the need for stricter inspections in the field of safety and improving process safety.

The Oil Minister emphasized: "There are currently no concerns or problems regarding oil sales."

The Director General of Organization, Methods and Organizational Excellence at the Ministry of Oil emphasized that the presence of young forces in the field of safety is a valuable opportunity to empower and develop the human capital of the oil industry.

According to data from the Statistical Center of Iran, the imbalance in energy carriers is clearly visible.

Mohammad Sadeq Azimifar said at the first conference on combating fuel smuggling: "With the measures taken, 600,000 illegal fuel cards were collected. Also, the average consumption of petroleum gas (gasoline) was reduced by 4 million liters; a reduction that creates savings for the country equivalent to one billion dollars in one year."

The government has been forced to import $6 billion worth of gasoline to meet domestic needs; despite the high cost and widespread smuggling, current quotas remain unchanged.

Navid Hedayatifar, referring to the gas imbalance crisis in winter, said that replacing 20 million worn-out heaters with high-efficiency heaters could reduce household consumption and allocate the released gas to industries.

Natural gas consumption in the residential, commercial, and small industrial sectors reached about 2 billion 726 million cubic meters last week as air temperatures dropped, and the highest consumption was recorded on Wednesday with about 401 million cubic meters.