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  • Kish Power Plants Cut Diesel Use
    Supplying associated petroleum gases from oilfields in Sirri Island to thermal power plants in Kish Island over the decade has significantly cut the use of high levels of diesel, head of operations...
  • South Khorasan, Lorestan Bet on Solar Farms
    To make optimum use of the open space in holy shrines and associated property in South Khorasan Province, installation of 22 small-scale solar power farms has long been on the agenda and 12 are...
  • Iraq Oil Output Down 9% in June, But Still Above Quota Set by OPEC+
    Iraq's oil production, including output from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, fell 9% in June but was still above the amount it agreed to in the historic OPEC+ output cuts, official figures...
  • The Thirsty Province
    Data released by the Drought Management Center at Iran's Meteorological Organization shows almost 80% of Isfahan Province is suffering from dry and disturbing conditions to varying degrees....
  • Biggest Monthly Surge in US Oil Inventories Since 1920
    The oil demand crash in April, when most of America was under stay-at-home orders, resulted in the biggest monthly inventory jump in US commercial crude oil inventories in data going back to 1920,...
  • Zahedan Expands Desalination Capacity
    The fourth phase of Zahedan Water Desalination Plant in Sistan-Baluchestan Province will open soon, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said.  "Using reverse osmosis...
  • Tavanir Replacing Aerial Bundle Cables With Conventional Bare Conductors
    Over 80,000 kilometers of conventional bare conductors has been replaced with aerial bundled conductors in recent years, the head of Iran's Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (...
  • POGIDC Tasked With Yaran Joint Oilfield Development Project
    National Iranian Oil Company has signed a contract with Persia Oil and Gas Industry Development Company to develop Yaran joint oilfield in Khuzestan Province.  
  • Wind Power Coming to Sistan-Baluchestan
    A 50-megawatt wind farm in Sistan-Baluchestan Province will start partial operation by fall, managing director of Iran Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir)...
  • IEA Raises 2020 Oil Demand Forecast But Warns Covid-19 Clouds Outlook
    The International Energy Agency bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast on Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook.  
  • Fuel Glut Forces China to Cut Processing Rates
    Higher oil prices, compared to April, and a fuel glut in Asia are depressing refining margins, likely forcing China’s independent refiners to scale down crude oil processing rates in the third...
  • Oil Declines as US Virus Cases Hit Record
    Oil prices fell on Friday, adding to steep losses from the previous session, and were headed for weekly declines on worries that renewed lockdowns following a surge in coronavirus cases in the...
  • CNG Sales at Pre-Pandemic Levels
    Compressed natural gas consumption rose by 10 million cubic meters per day in June compared to March, head of CNG department at the state-run National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company said...
  • Renewables Shows the Way
    Putting a gradual end to fossil-fuel based sources from the energy mix and replacing it with renewables is the demand of wisdom, a lecturer at Sharif University of Technology said. “Not only does...
  • Renewed Action Against Tehran Illegal Water Wells
    As the water shortages worsen, 272 illegal water wells were sealed in the past three months in Tehran Province, the deputy for operations at the Tehran Regional Water Company said. “Due to the...
  • Tehran Oil Refinery Expands Wastewater Infrastructure
    To help reduce consumption of piped water across the sprawling capital, the second phase of a development plan to transfer sewage from the South Tehran Wastewater Treatment Complex to Tehran Oil...
  • Cyber Attack on Ahvaz Power Station Denied
    The Energy Ministry in Tehran ruled out the possibility of a cyber-strike or sabotage on Ahvaz Power Plant where a blast was reported on Saturday.  
  • NIGC Reports Higher Capacity
    Natural gas refining capacity has surpassed 1 billion cubic meters a day, coordinating manager at the National Iranian Gas Company said Tuesday. “Close to 1.3 bcm can be processed daily in gas...
  • Qanats Are Indispensable for Yazd
    Of the 6,500 qanats in Yazd Province 3,870 are no more usable, the provincial head of technical affairs department of the Agricultural Jihad Organization, affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture...
  • Nonstop Work to Revive Lake Urmia
    The third phase of Urmia Wastewater Treatment Plant is near completion and is expected to be completed by 2021, managing director of West Azarbaijan Water and Wastewater Company said. “Upon...
  • Oil Prices Mixed as Virus Spike Casts Shadow Over US Demand
    Oil prices offered up a mixed market snapshot on Monday, with Brent crude edging higher, supported by tighter supplies, while US benchmark WTI futures dropped on concern that a spike in coronavirus...
  • Self-Reliance in Repairing Offshore Oil Platforms
    Iran is now self-reliant in repairing offshore drilling rigs, managing director of Sina Energy Development Company said. “In the past platforms were sent to other countries for repairs, but now it...
  • Water Storage and Consumption Update
    Water consumption in Iran has increased by 11% since the beginning of the fiscal year (March 20) compared to the same period last year. Water stored in dams has decreased by 5% in comparison with...
  • Blaze Contained in Ahvaz Power Plant
    A fire broke out at Shahid Medhaj thermal power plant (Zargan) in southwestern Khuzestan Province late Saturday, a spokesman for the Energy Ministry said.  
  • Qeshm Expands Power Output Capacity
    Gas units of a new power plant in Qeshm Island, off the Persian Gulf in Hormozgan Province, will start production by the end of July, managing director of Ghadir Investment Company, one of the...

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