Population explosion, massive urban expansion, agriculture issues, rising consumption, waste and climate change have pushed rivalry for sustainable water resources to alarming levels. …

The National Iranian Gas Company's output stood near 260 billion cubic meters in 2020.  As per data released by the state-run NIGC (a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company), of…

Iran and China signed a 25-year “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” last month that is likely to result, among other things, in increased oil flow from Iran to the world’s second economic…

Iran holds the world's second biggest natural gas reserves after Russia. Gas production has surpassed 870 million cubic meters per day and a large number of city and village dwellers are…

From official reports it is apparent the water authorities have failed to manage consumption in the country over the past ten decades. The monstrous growth of cities and population explosion…

Reports on the progress of the huge petrochemical industry in Iran are regularly fed into by the media in and outside the country. 

Efficient management of demand and developing effective resource management techniques (compared to water transfer projects) would be more practical in addressing water crisis, but in practice…

The Tehran government’s protestations about fuel smuggling from the eastern and southern borders have become a permanent feature. So has the inability and unwillingness of those in charge to put…

Drawing parallels between average annual income in Iran and the neighboring states, some energy experts insist, rather strongly but strangely, that gasoline is indeed cheap in the country. They…

Threatening the security of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route linking Middle East oil producers to international markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond, can translate…

Total annual energy consumption in Iran is almost equal to the energy produced by burning 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil. The Iran Fuel Conservation Company says more than 35% of the energy…

To speed up production from oil fields shared with Iraq, drilling operations on seven wells in Azar Oilfield in Anaran block in Mehran, Ilam Province, are expected to end by March, operation…

The mind boggles when officials take turns in proudly announcing that plans are underway to complete 120 dams across the country, of which 43 "must" be ready by 2022. Of the 172 dams in Iran…