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Iran’s oil minister elected as OPEC president for 2025

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has been elected as the president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 2025.

US sanctions failed to crimp Iran’s oil supply: Chevron CEO

The executive of US oil giant Chevron, has stated that US sanctions on Iran have failed to remove the country’s oil supply from the markets.

Iran further increases its oil prices for Chinese refiners: Report

Tehran has further increased its oil prices for deliveries to private buyers in China despite a regime of Washington's sanctions that restrict normal exports, according to a report.

Iran’s oil output drops slightly in October: Report

Iran’s oil output fell slightly in October, according to figures by The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

OPEC data show Iran’s oil production keeps rising despite US sanctions

Tehran continued to raise its oil production in August despite the pervasive pressure of Washington's sanctions that restrict Iran’s ability to sell oil in international markets, according to the latest data by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

IRGC says seized Togo-flagged tanker carrying smuggled fuel

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that it has confiscated a tanker carrying over 700,000 liters of smuggled oil with the flag of Togo in the Persian Gulf.

Iran dismisses reports oil tankers involved in collision near Singapore carrying Iranian crude

The Iranian Oil Ministry in a statement on Saturday rejected reports that a large oil tanker that collided with a supertanker and caught fire off Singapore's coast was carrying Iranian crude oil.

Iranian oil minister: Oil output raised to 3.6mn. bpd

Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji says the country’s outgoing administration has managed to increase crude production to 3.6 million barrels per day.

Iran 4th largest OPEC oil exporter: Report

Tehran has become the fourth largest oil exporter within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) due to a surge in oil production and sales, according to a report.

Eurostat says Turkey resumed oil imports from Iran after 4 years

Figures by the European Union’s statistics agency, Eurostat, have shown that Ankara resumed importing oil from Tehran in March 2024 nearly four years after it cut shipments to zero to comply with US sanctions on Iran.

EI data finds Iran had 2nd largest growth in oil production in 2023

Figures by a major energy data agency indicate that Iran had the second largest growth in oil production in the world in 2023 despite continued pressure from the US sanctions on its oil exports.

Iran minister says oil production surged by 1.4mn barrels in current administration

Iran’s crude production increased by 1.4 million barrels per day during the late President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration despite over 600 new sanctions imposed by the West on exports, the country’s oil minister says.

Iran signs contracts worth $2bn to develop oil industry

Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum has signed four new contracts worth over 2 billion dollars with the private sector to develop its oil and gas fields.

Iranian oil min.: Tehran-Moscow ties will continue growing 

Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji says Tehran will continue the policies of late president Ebrahim Raisi including in the energy sector.

Minister: Iran oil production increased 60 percent

Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji said oil production in the country has jumped 60 percent in the past 2 ½ years.

Iran oil exports hit 6-year high amid US sanctions: Report

Tehran is exporting more oil than at any time for the past six years, giving its economy a $35bn-a-year boost, the Financial Times has reported.

Report: Iran ahead of other OPEC members in terms of rise in crude output in March

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Iran took the lead among oil producers in March 2024 when it produced 3 million 188 thousand barrels per day (bpd) of crude, 28,000 bpd more that its output in February.

Iran celebrates 73rd anniv. of oil industry nationalization

Iran is commemorating the 73rd anniversary of its historic nationalization of the oil industry, a landmark event that reshaped the nation's trajectory.

Minister: Iran signs oil contract worth $13bn

The Iranian petroleum minister says the country has signed the biggest ever contract in the nation’s oil history worth $13 billion.

Trump reelection not to hinder Iran’s oil sales: Minister

Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji says that Tehran’s oil exports won’t be hampered if Donald Trump wins the US presidential elections in November. He also added that sanctions and acts of sabotage have failed to stop the country’s progress in the oil sector.

Iran’s oil exports increased 50% last year despite US sanctions: Report

A new report shows that Iran’s oil exports rose by half in 2023 despite sanctions imposed on Tehran by Washington.

Minister: Iran to increase oil production to 3.6mn barrels per day in months

Iran’s oil minister says the country is planning on increasing its crude production to 3.6 million barrels per day by the end of the current Iranian year, on March 20, 2024, and aims to hit the 4 million mark next year.

Tehran says capable of retaliating in kind against US over stealing Iranian oil cargo

Iran’s defense minister says the country is capable of acting in kind in response to the United States’ stealing of its crude oil.

Iran oil prices rose by an average of $6.1 per barrel in August: OPEC

Latest figures by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) show Iranian oil prices rose by an average of $6.1 per barrel in August.

Iran’s oil exports to China hit all-time record in August: Report

Iran’s exports of oil to China hit a historic record in August despite Washington pressure on Tehran, according to a report published in the local media citing data from a major international energy data company.

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