Meet Hengam Petrochemical, Iran’s newest urea producer

Meet Hengam Petrochemical, Iran’s newest urea producer

Located in the heart of the South Pars energy region, Hengem Petrochemical has not only become one of the largest producers of ammonia and urea in the country, but also, with the completion of its new phases, is ready to play a more important role in Iran's food security and foreign exchange earnings.

The dark fleet of Iran, Russia and Venezuela has reached nearly 1,000 ships

The dark fleet of Iran, Russia and Venezuela has reached nearly 1,000 ships

Bloomberg reported in a new report that nearly 978 tankers are operating in the so-called “dark fleet,” a network that supports oil exports from Iran, Venezuela and Russia and accounts for about 19 percent of the global fleet. The data comes as a large tanker was seized near Venezuela, which was previously under U.S. sanctions for its involvement in transporting Iranian oil.

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$18 billion in unused investment and gas cutoffs at 12 petrochemical plants; a memorandum of understanding was signed to save the petrochemical industry from the gas crisis

$18 billion in unused investment and gas cutoffs at 12 petrochemical plants; a memorandum of understanding was signed to save the petrochemical industry from the gas crisis

During a ceremony to address the gas imbalance crisis, the National Petrochemical Company and Zagros Petrochemical Company signed a memorandum of understanding. The aim of this memorandum is to reduce gas consumption by 10 percent in the domestic and commercial sectors and increase the share of gas allocated to the petrochemical industry, which could lead to increased production and foreign exchange earnings. This is while the petrochemical industry is facing challenges such as gas outages at 12 petrochemical plants and feed shortages.