Twenty four water and electricity projects worth $50 million were inaugurated in five provinces on Tuesday. Nine were in Qazvin Province, five in Lorestan, and Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari each, four…
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To reduce water use from depleting underground resources in Mazandaran Province, a desalination unit is set to become operational at Shahid Salimi (Neka) Power Plant in April, head of the power…
The second specialized exhibition and conference to support domestic manufacturing in the petrochemical industry opened in Kish Island in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
In the present conditions allowing private companies to get involved electricity export will deprive the Energy Ministry of crucial forex revenue, the energy minister said.
Oil prices soared on Monday to their highest in about 13 months as fears of heightened tensions in the Middle East prompted fresh buying, while hopes that a US stimulus and an easing of…
Two million tons of liquefied petroleum gas is consumed annually in Iran, managing director of Persi Iran Gas Company said. “The company, which is the biggest LPG supplier, sells 66,500 tons of…
Construction of the 10 megawatt solar farm in Bafq County, Yazd Province, has shown 49% progress, the Bafq governor said. “Built on 20 hectares in Kushk village in the central dry region, the…
The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has started negotiations with Botas, Turkey's state oil and gas company, to renew a natural gas contract that expires in 2026, the deputy oil minister for…
Eight dams are in different stages of construction in Lorestan Province, managing director of the provincial Regional Water Company said. “The dams will supply drinking water to several…
The first privately-run compressed natural gas cylinder manufacturing plant opened in Alborz Industrial Town in Qazvin Province on Saturday, the provincial governor general said.
It is often reported that use of mazut in power plants including the Besat facility is a major source of air pollution in Tehran. However, the managing director of the plant says it has not…
Mapna, the engineering and energy giant, has manufactured hydrogen-fuelled gas turbines that consume less gas to generate electricity and instead of hazardous emissions discharge water, the…
An oil jetty in the Persian Gulf is near completion in Qeshm Island and will be launched in spring, head of economy and investment affairs at Qeshm Free Zone Organization said Monday. “With…
Oil prices dropped for a second day on Friday, pulling further back from a one-year high after OPEC again lowered its demand forecast and the International Energy Agency said the market was…
Iran is exporting more oil even as sanctions remain in place, as it looks ahead to a full return to the global oil market as demand recovers from the pandemic. Preliminary estimates suggest…
Two dams, Molla Sadra and Tang-e-Khomar, were inaugurated in southern Fars Province on Tuesday. Located 140 kilometers from the provincial capital Shiraz, the first dam will help expand farming…
Energy companies in Asalouyeh, Bushehr Province, which store sulfur in open-air conditions have two months to build roofed warehouses and handle hazardous chemicals in enclosed areas, the…
Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in just over a year, with Brent futures nudging past $60 a barrel, boosted by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further US economic…
Hedge funds are turning bullish on oil once again, betting the pandemic and investors’ environmental focus has severely damaged companies’ ability to ramp up production. Such limitations on…
Incorporating energy subjects in syllabuses and educating schoolchildren about the necessity of power and water conservation will go a long way compared to exempting schools from paying utility…
The second phase of a project to transfer water from the Persian Gulf to Kerman Province will be launched later this month and by the end of 2021 seawater is planned to reach Yazd, Isfahan,…
Petrochemical production will reach 100 million tons a year, worth $25 billion, by 2022, the oil minister told the 14th Iran Plast International Exhibition on Sunday. If projects proceed as…
Studies carried out by the Iranian National Standards Organization on gasoline quality in 2020 indicates the fuel contained “acceptable levels” of sulfur and other chemicals, head of INSO said…
France’s oil and gas supermajor Total is buying four large-scale solar power projects plus battery storage assets in Texas, with which it plans to meet the electricity demand of all its…
Pipe-laying operation has begun to connect the Persian Gulf’s largest Island (Qeshm) to the national gas grid, head of the state-run National Iranian Gas Company said.
