The managing director of the National Petroleum Refining and Distribution Company said: The change in office hours caused an 11% increase in gasoline prices in Tehran and a 6% increase in gasoline prices in the country.
The low quality of Iran's gasoline has been disputed by domestic bodies for years. The Standard Organization, the Environmental Organization, and some private sector organizations have repeatedly questioned the low quality of produced gasoline, but the officials of the Ministry of Petroleum have denied these reports and even claim that Iran's gasoline is at par with European standards.
Pakistan announced that in one year 2.8 billion liters of fuel were smuggled from Iran to Pakistan and 30 thousand tons of mangoes were smuggled from there to Iran!
The Deputy Oil Minister said: Daily consumption of gasoline and diesel in the country's transportation sector is 118 million liters and 65 million liters, respectively, and these figures can be reduced by half by standardizing cars and removing worn-out vehicles from the transportation cycle.
The CEO of Tehran Oil Refining Company announced the launch of the first phase of the gasoline production unit of this complex by the end of the year and said: This unit is now more than 77% physically advanced and we hope to be operational by July 2025.
The Deputy Minister of Oil said: The issue of three rates of gasoline is baseless and nothing in this format has been announced until today. Rather, non-price policies are on the government's agenda.
It has been nearly two months since the supply of super gasoline has been stopped throughout Iran.
Regarding fuel rate reform, Manzoor said: The government has tried to increase the resources from oil exports through energy saving measures.
There are many reasons for the shortage of gasoline, the most important of which experts consider to be worn out cars, which in addition to air pollution have also harmed the country's economy.
Gasoline should be made more expensive when the car becomes cheaper