According to data from the international institute Kpler, total exports of crude oil and petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz reached more than 21 million barrels per day in May 2025.
The Deputy Director of Operations in the Production Management of the National Southern Oilfields Company said: "With the operation of the newly constructed 30-inch line for transporting light oil from the West Karun fields, the 36-inch Ahvaz-Omidiyeh export pipeline has once again been dedicated to transporting heavy oil."
Rejecting the claim of a decrease in Iranian oil exports, the Oil Minister said: "The Ministry of Oil is ready to deploy a rig in the Arash field, but the implementation of this plan is dependent on the outcome of border negotiations and official notification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
The unprecedented growth of outsourcing in Iran's oil industry is a wake-up call that experts consider a threat to the safety and productivity of the industry. Referring to the outsourcing of activities in this area, Shahriar Aghaei, a member of the Board of Directors of the Oil Fund, said that due to the lack of adequate supervision and the nature of contractors who seek greater economic benefits, safety issues in the workplace are less addressed, which results in numerous accidents in the oil industry.
The Deputy Director of Operations in the Production Management of the National Southern Oilfields Company said: "With the operation of the newly constructed 30-inch line for transporting light oil from the West Karun fields, the 36-inch Ahvaz-Omidiyeh export pipeline has once again been dedicated to transporting heavy oil."
The CEO of the National Southern Oilfields Company announced plans to reduce gas flaring by 200 million cubic feet per day this year.
New members of the Implementation Board have not been introduced, and there are even whispers of its closure. This uncertainty has caused damage to oil projects, especially the suspension of the Azadegan Integrated Development Contract.
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as concerns about supply increased due to media claims that talks between Iran and the United States may not reach a conclusion, while the dollar weakened.
Following the Supreme Leader's (Supreme Leader's) emphasis on facilitating and accelerating the conclusion and implementation of upstream oil and gas contracts, the Economic Council notified the Ministry of Oil of the issue of "facilitating the conditions for concluding and implementing upstream oil and gas contracts" in line with achieving the goals of the Seventh Progress Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The CEO of the National Southern Oilfields Company, while visiting key projects of the Gachsaran Oil and Gas Exploitation Company, emphasized the need to accelerate the implementation of major repairs and the provision of items needed by the oil industry.
