Production in Khorasan, Lordegan, Kermanshah, Zagros, Sabalan, Kimia Pars, and many other urea and methanol petrochemical plants has dropped to zero; why? Because the only prescription of all governments to overcome the gas crisis is to close the gas valve of petrochemical plants.

Central Bank statistics indicate a 1.1% growth in oil production and exports in the first half of 1404; a growth achieved during an economic recession and alongside a 0.6% decrease in the country's gross domestic product.

Estimates by the Kepler Institute show that China purchased over 80% of Iran's exported oil in 2025, with daily imports averaging around 1.38 million barrels, equivalent to approximately 13% of China's total seaborne oil imports.