Energy

  • In line with plans to increase oil exports, the National Iranian South Oil Company says it is willing to increase oil output to more than 3 million barrels per day, managing director of NISOC said…

  • BP and Iran's state-run oil company received a license from the US Treasury last year to operate their joint gas field in the North Sea following the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran,…

  • Tehran will extend the list of international companies that will be eligible for bidding in its coming oil and gas tenders, a deputy at the National Iranian Oil Company said.

    "The Oil…

  • In March Saudi Arabia shipped four cargoes of oil products to Egypt, according to Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih on Thursday. The kingdom's agreement with Egypt to reinstate a…

  • Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Wednesday dismissed India's decision to cut oil imports from Tehran in 2017-18 by a fifth as a threat, in an escalation of a dispute over a giant gas field…

  •  China plans to impose consumption taxes on oil byproducts such as mixed aromatics, light cycle oil and bitumen blend, tightening regulations on a fuel import market worth millions of dollars…

  • Oil hit a one-month high near $55 a barrel on Wednesday as a drop in US crude inventories raised hopes that OPEC-led supply restraint is clearing a glut, while an outage at a UK North Sea oilfield…

  • US giant ExxonMobil with Qatar Petroleum on Wednesday signed a license to explore for oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus, and they expect to start drilling next year.

    The venture was…

  • Iran's crude oil prices settled around 25% higher in March compared to the same period the previous year, drawing support from a global pact to scale back production to prop up prices.

  • Completion of petrochemical projects will raise Iran’s nominal production capacity to 72 million tons a year by the end of the current fiscal that started on March 21, Marzieh Shahdaei, head of…

  • Exploration and production of offshore oil and gas fields demand advanced technology and substantial investment, a deputy at the National Iranian Oil Company says.

    "We need to invest…

  • Oman is ready to back an extension of the current agreement between 24 oil producing countries to cut crude output to support prices, a senior Omani official said Monday.

  • BP Plc has agreed to sell the Forties pipeline, one of the most important pieces of oil infrastructure in the US North Sea, to Ineos AG for $250 million. Ineos will make a cash payment of $125…

  • The overseas arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp has submitted a revised plan to develop the giant Farzad B gas block in Iran, including a commitment to spend more than $3 billion, a senior…

  • Russian oil major Rosneft hopes to benefit from European court rulings that have allowed some Iranian banks to escape from European Union sanctions.

  • Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says investors will not be convinced to invest in Iran's lucrative hydrocarbon sector unless they are confident that rules and regulations will not be the…

  • In line with policies to ram up oil and gas production, the National Iranian Drilling Company has completed drilling operations in 193 exploration, appraisal, repair and production oil and gas…

  • Oil prices steadied on Tuesday as a rebound in Libyan crude production balanced expectations of a draw in US crude oil and product inventories. Benchmark Brent crude oil was up 25 cents at $53.37…

  • Qatar said Monday it plans to boost production from a vast underwater natural gas field it shares with Iran by 10%, giving the energy-rich Persian Gulf nation potential new revenue as it pursues…

  • Improving health, safety and environment (HSE) management systems, safeguarding the environment, refinery expansion and selling oil byproducts through private companies top the National Iranian…

  • A total of 1.114 billion liters of gasoline, or 85.6 million liters daily, were burned during the Persian New Year holidays (March 21-April 2), said a spokesperson for the National Iranian Oil…

  • The Energy Ministry says it is ready to withstand a higher electricity load and avoid outages as power demand nationwide soars during the hot summer season.

    Electricity demand is forecast…

  • Major projects in the petroleum sector will be commissioned in the near future, says Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, the oil minister.

    "An estimated $20 billion worth of projects are being developed…

  • Libya’s crude production rebounded to about 660,000 barrels a day as the OPEC nation’s biggest oil field resumed output after about a week of disruption.

    Force majeure on the Zawiya export…

  • Crude stockpiles are starting to decline in a sign that the production cuts implemented this year are bringing the market to balance, according to OPEC’s Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo.