Hamid Mollazadeh
In Iran’s vast and strategically sensitive northeast—a region where harsh winters have long been synonymous with gas pressure drops and supply anxiety—the start-up of a new…
Energy
Hamid Mollazadeh
As several joint oil field projects between Iran and Russia move from the planning stage into active production, Tehran and Moscow are signaling a new phase in their…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Iran’s parliament has approved a sweeping reform to the country’s gasoline rationing system, mandating that, as of the beginning of the Iranian year 1405 (March 21), fuel…
Hamid Mollazadeh
By introducing a new gasoline price of 5,000 tomans (3.57 cents) per liter under a three-tier system, Iranian policymakers appear to have altered the trajectory of one of…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Tehran is attempting something it has struggled with for decades: unclogging the bureaucratic arteries of its oil industry.
Iran’s National Oil Company (NIOC) has launched a significant overhaul of its upstream investment strategy, committing more than $12 billion to new oil and gas projects while reshaping its…
Iran’s oil minister has unveiled fresh data pointing to a tangible acceleration in the country’s efforts to curb gas flaring and strengthen domestic energy security, reporting that a total of…
Iran has saved an estimated $1 billion in foreign currency by completely halting diesel imports this year, after a notable decline in domestic fuel consumption driven by tighter demand management…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Hamid Mollazadeh
Hamid Mollazadeh
For years, Iran’s petrochemical sector has been discussed mainly through the lens of headline figures: capacity, exports, and revenues. Yet behind the statistics lies…
Iran’s electricity industry has undergone significant quantitative expansion over the past four decades, according to officials from the country’s power sector, even as the industry continues to…
Hamid Mollazadeh
The Iranian fuel market is once again under the spotlight after the latest rise in the base price of imported premium gasoline offered on the Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX).…
Hamid Mollazadeh
The declining role of compressed natural gas (CNG) in Iran’s fuel mix has emerged as a growing concern for energy policymakers, particularly as the country grapples with a…
Hamid Mollazadeh
China’s reliance on discounted Iranian oil has reached a new peak, underscoring a complex energy relationship that delivers short-term economic gains for Beijing while…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Iran has pushed daily gas production from the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf to a new historic high, but the milestone underscores a deeper strategic dilemma:…
Hamid Mollazadeh
OPEC’s monthly reports remain one of the most trusted reference points in the global oil market, offering not only a snapshot of supply and demand but also a strategic lens…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Hamid Mollazadeh
As a new wave of severe cold sweeps across Iran, the country’s natural gas network has entered a state of full operational readiness, underscoring once again the structural…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Iran’s oil minister has announced a transformative shift in the country’s oil sector, emphasizing the industry’s proactive role in unlocking investment, fostering technology development, and…
The current trend of selling Iran’s crude oil in international markets is continuing as usual, Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Wednesday but avoided elaborating on details the same as the…
The National Petrochemical Company’s (NPC) loss of revenues in the fiscal 2025 amounted to $1.4 billion, mostly rooted in inadequate natural gas delivery to petrochemical units, Ali Rabbani, head…
Hamid Mollazadeh
The launch of imported premium gasoline in Iran was meant to mark a modest but meaningful shift in fuel policy: a move toward higher quality, greater product diversity and a…
Hamid Mollazadeh
