Iran’s oil discount to China reaches its highest level in a year

Iran’s oil discount to China reaches its highest level in a year

As a new wave of sanctions from the United States, Britain and the European Union target sales of Russian and Iranian oil, trade sources told Reuters that discounts on Iranian oil for Chinese customers have reached their widest in more than a year, reaching as much as $10. Reduced oil import quotas for independent Chinese refiners have also added to the pressure.

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Iran will transform from an exporter to an importer of petrochemical products within the next three years

Iran will transform from an exporter to an importer of petrochemical products within the next three years

A petrochemical expert warns that the country's excessive focus on the limited production of certain products such as methanol and urea is the Achilles' heel of the petrochemical industry, and says that if balanced development is not carried out in this area to produce MTO units and the like, within the next few years Iran will not only not be able to export petrochemical and chemical products, but will also become an importer.
3 gas fields to be handed over to steel industries

3 gas fields to be handed over to steel industries

The CEO of the National Oil Company, referring to the problems of industries in the field of gas cuts in some seasons of the year, said: "A measure was taken to make two or three gas fields available to steel companies so that these complexes can also participate in production."
Olefin petrochemicals suffer the fate of Iranian methanol producers

Olefin petrochemicals suffer the fate of Iranian methanol producers

Experts warn that a decline in ethane production in the coming years could cripple the country's ethylene chain and the bitter tragedy of methanol producers could now be repeated for olefins; they see the way out as the construction of MTO units and an end to the sale of methanol as crude.