Oil Ministry Forges Cooperation With Technology Firms, Startups

Iran's Oil Ministry has signed a collaboration agreement with the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology for the avowed goal of bridging the technological gap in the domestic petrochemical sector.
During a meeting on Thursday, Oil Minister Javad Owji signed the deal with Vice President Sorena Sattari, Isti.ir reported.
The deal envisages the cooperation of knowledge-based companies with oil and gas industries by boosting ties between technology and industrial units and giving support to the mass production of innovative items developed by startups.
Officials at the meeting also discussed potential joint research projects and startup events to increase the transfer of technology and know-how between the two sides.
Giving financial and technical support to growing technology units, establishing more petrochemical technology centers, financing new laboratories and minimizing bureaucratic processes for issuing certificates for technological products were also discussed.