The water level of Urmia Lake is currently 1,271.16 meters, which is 60 centimeters lower than last year’s level, the head of Urmia Lake Catchment Area said.
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The project to build a new pipeline to transfer water from Nahand Dam to Tabriz, capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, has registered 95% progress, managing director of the provincial…
Tight natural gas supply and a rebound in electricity consumption have combined to push thermal coal prices to the highest in a decade and insufficient rainfall in China has contributed to the…
The replacement of dilapidated gas turbine in 52-year-old Besat Thermal Power Plant in southern Tehran with a domestically-manufactured F-class gas turbine will help curb water consumption by 95…
Sixteen petrochemical projects worth approximately $17 billion are being developed by the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company. The initiatives will help complete the value chain…
A development project to expand and renovate Abadan Refinery in Khuzestan Province has registered 80% progress and its completion is expected in 2022. Costing $3.2 billion, the venture includes…
Although water ownership has become one of the most critical problems in the world, especially in the Middle East, policy and decision makers in Iran are still preoccupied with raising crude oil…
Oil prices climbed for a third straight session on Friday, on track for a fifth consecutive weekly gain, as demand growth is expected to outstrip supply on bets that OPEC+ producers will be…
More than 95% of Iran’s population are linked to the gas supply network, the oil minister said.
OPEC+ is discussing whether to further boost production at next week’s meeting, as the oil market looks increasingly tight. Moscow is considering making a proposal that the group should ease a…
The first well drilled in the Asmari reservoir of Abuzar Oilfield in the Persian Gulf to increase crude oil production has now become operational, the head of petroleum engineering at the…
The share of nuclear power in Iran's power mix is expected to experience a 700% growth to reach 8 gigawatts by 2041. Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian made the statement in a parliamentary…
Arvand Petrochemical Company in Khuzestan Province has increased its chlorine output by 17% in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2020) compared to the previous year, helping increase the…
Oil prices rose on Monday, underpinned by strong demand during the summer driving season and a pause in talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal that could indicate a delay in resumption of…
Seismic surveys carried out by Khazar Exploration and Production Company, a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company, have shown the likely presence of a massive hydrocarbon formation in…
Faravaresh Company, an affiliate of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company, increased its benzene production in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2021) by 62% compared to the previous year.
Since the beginning of the current water year (September 2020), the level of water in dams across Iran has declined by 30% year-on-year. Currently, dams in the country have 28.01 billion cubic…
To reduce demand for freshwater in the arid province of Qom, an industrial wastewater treatment plant was launched by West Asia Steel Company, the managing director of the firm said. “The…
To boost power supply during the hot summer, the production of distributed generation (DG) power plants has increased by 90% compared to last year.
The production of mazut, the environmentally-harmful fuel, in Iran’s refineries has experienced a 23% decline since 2014. Based on information from the National Iranian Oil Company and the Oil…
A 70% decline in surface water resources of Kermanshah Province, which is the main source of drinking water supply to rural areas, has caused serious shortage of water in several villages,…
The first shipment of casing pipes required for the development of Forouzan Oilfield is being transported to the field in the Persian Gulf, managing director of Petropars Group, which is in…
The state-run Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said on Thursday Iraq’s power import from Iran halted after a power transmission tower exploded in the…
Iran has all it needs to tap into clean energy but despite scientific studies and measures taken in this regard, the real potential has not been exploited.
The net profit of Shahid Tondgooyan Petrochemical Company recorded a growth of 76% in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2021) compared to the previous year. The company earned more than $…
