The Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Passive Defense at the National Petrochemical Industries Company announced the identification of high-risk petrochemical areas and tanks in the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (Asalovia) and said: "A project to improve the safety level of tanks in this area is being implemented."

Referring to the annual production capacity of 92 million tons of the country’s petrochemical industry, the Minister of Oil said: Last year, $16 billion worth of petrochemical products were exported. According to Energy Press, Javad Oji today (Monday, 6th of Shahrivar) during the ceremony of the official start of gas extraction from Phase 11 of