Following the increase in the level of tension between Iran and the Zionist regime, many market activists are monitoring the recent developments with concern about its impact on the Strait of Hormuz and the oil market and ultimately the world economy.
Mohsen Johari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CNG Association: The daily consumption of gasoline has exceeded 120 million liters.
Masoud Pezeshkian takes over the government while we have to import two billion dollars of gasoline this year. Expensive Russian gasoline will be the biggest challenge of the 14th government.
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.