The short 12-day war between Iran and the Zionist regime, contrary to predictions, failed to disrupt the global oil market. This event showed that the Middle East is no longer the only determinant of global oil prices. In an interview with Hossein Mirafazli, an energy expert, we examined this major transformation and the future of the energy market. He talks about the stunning growth of renewable energies, especially solar, and the world's reduction in dependence on oil, and believes that these changes will transform not only the energy market, but also global political and geopolitical equations. Is the era of the Middle East's oil monopoly over?
Despite its high capacity for producing propane and propylene, Iran has been unable to produce polyurethane, a key material in various industries, and its heavy dependence on imports has revealed one of the missing links in the petrochemical value chain. According to Mohsen Ansari, a petrochemical expert, completing this chain could be a golden opportunity for economic development and reducing foreign dependence.
While value chain development has become a common buzzword in Iranian petrochemical industry literature, many projects, including MTO and MTP, are still stalled at the raw material sales stage. Petrochemical expert Mohsen Ansari considers “the need for large investments” and “feed instability” to be the most important reasons for the failure of these projects. According to him, in the current situation, the “ethylene” and “propylene” chains have the greatest potential for real completion in Iran and more focus needs to be placed on their development.
Maroon Petrochemical Company is one of the largest petrochemical production complexes in Iran, which was established on February 1, 1998, with the aim of implementing the Seventh Olefin Project.
While the government has resorted to imports to supply fuel, the widespread smuggling of subsidized diesel under the guise of mini-refineries is generating millions of dollars in profits for brokers every day; a structural phenomenon that exports national subsidies abroad with official permission.
While the Arash gas field has become a new flashpoint for border tensions in the Persian Gulf, Iran continues to insist on the path of diplomacy, a path that has neither thwarted the claims of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia nor stopped the plundering of the country’s energy resources. Isn’t it time for Tehran to deploy drilling rigs and defend its national wealth instead of fruitless talks?
The average price of Iranian heavy oil in 2024, based on statistics provided by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was $79.71 per barrel.
With the aim of improving the composition of its investment portfolio, Petrofarhang Company has issued a call to identify applicants for the purchase of shares of Kian Petrochemical and invited investors to express their readiness to participate in the auction.
Kermanshah Petrochemical Complex, one of the key centers for chemical fertilizer production in western Iran, plays a prominent role in the province's industrial and economic development with the aim of meeting the region's agricultural needs and reducing dependence on urea imports. The complex, benefiting from its rich natural gas resources and specialized human resources, has become one of the pillars of Iran's petrochemical industry.
In line with its social responsibility, Gachsaran Polymer Industries Company, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, as well as the Gachsaran County Health and Treatment Network, participated in the purchase of necessary equipment for hormonal and blood tests at the Gachsaran State Laboratory.
