The Deputy Minister of Oil for International Affairs and Trade announced the gathering of the world's largest gas exporters in Tehran and said: "These countries collectively hold 70 percent of the world's gas reserves, 40 percent of production, 47 percent of gas exports through pipelines, and 51 percent of LNG exports."
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency stated that desirable measures have been taken to reduce pollutants resulting from burning gas in flares in the oil-rich areas of the south, and said: "Achieving the desired result requires further follow-up and appropriate and rational timing."
The Deputy Minister of Oil for Gas Affairs announced a 22 percent increase in gas consumption by the household, commercial, and non-consumer industries sectors compared to the same period last year, and said: "Gas consumption in this sector reached 547 million cubic meters per day on Saturday."
Emphasizing that the Ministry of Oil is making every effort to prevent gas outages during the cold months of the year, the Minister of Oil said: "Know that the area of domestic and commercial consumption is the red line for this ministry in terms of gas supply."
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced that the country has lost 5,500 megawatts of electricity following the cessation of Iranian gas exports to Iraq.
The volume of natural gas allocated to the country's power plants last week averaged 182 million cubic meters per day, an increase of 3.3 million cubic meters compared to the same period last year.
The director of the Khuzestan Oil Pipelines and Telecommunications Company announced that the technical units of this region are supervising the implementation process of three national plans for the construction of sour crude oil, product and gas pipelines in this province.
The energy deficit is a legacy that came from previous governments to the medical government and has now reached the crisis stage.
The spokesperson of Tehran Province Gas Company announced a 17% increase in gas consumption in the capital compared to the same period last year.
The director of production coordination and supervision of the National Iranian Gas Company, pointing out that refineries play an important role in the production of gas in all parts of the country, said: Now 840 million cubic meters of gas are produced in the country's refineries every day.