The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company emphasized that the country's gas production record has been broken four times since the beginning of the 14th government, saying: "Currently, more than 872 million cubic meters of gas are produced and injected into the network daily."
The Turkmenistan-Iraq gas agreement for annual exports of 10 billion cubic meters via Iran reflects Iran's strategic role in transiting Turkmen gas, especially to Europe.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the National Petrochemical Industries Company and Zagros Petrochemical Company to use the capacity of this petrochemical company in a campaign to reduce gas and electricity consumption by 10 percent in the domestic and commercial sectors.
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.
The Deputy Minister of Oil for Gas Affairs said: "According to the predictions made on Thursday and Friday this week, gas consumption will peak, which shows the need for consumption management."
A spokesperson for the National Iranian Gas Company announced the consumption of 590 million cubic meters of gas in the domestic, commercial, and small industrial sectors.
The CEO of Tehran Provincial Gas Company announced that gas flow to 272 government offices in Tehran has been cut off due to lack of energy conservation.
The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company, pointing to the importance of strengthening technical management and gas storage, emphasized the need for foresight in the exploitation of reservoirs and said: "With redoubled efforts, gas supply to the northeastern provinces of the country in the coming winter must be carried out without problems."
Contrary to the unprofessional comments of some critics of the 14th government who are trying to blame the Ministry of Oil for the blackouts, a review of the ministry's performance in the last four months shows that during this same period, many records have been broken in the field of oil and gas production and delivery to the country's power plants.
An innovative pilot project in Yazd has shown that rewarding people for saving gas can achieve amazing results. Energy expert Hamed Sahebhonar believes that the project could be a model for the entire country and, with proper investment, generate billions of dollars in foreign exchange annually for the country.
