Company Insights National Iranian Oil Company National Iranian Oil Company Overview The National Iranian Oil Company is the country’s state-owned gas and oil producer. It was founded in 1951 by the then Majles (national consultative assembly) and then prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Iran has 208.6 billion barrels of proven oil reserves according to 2023 figures from Opec. In 2022, the National Iranian Oil Company’s CEO said the country had 1.2 trillion barrels of [unproven] oil and gas reserves, according to its estimates. The National Iranian Oil Company has a number of subsidiaries with associated functions in procurement, manufacturing, research, drilling, trading, tanker fleet and oilfield operations. The company operates onshore fields located mainly in the south-western Khuzestan region of Iran, near the Iraqi border. Its offshore fields are located in the Arabian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. National Iranian Oil Company News Oil & Gas Iran seeks to free 25m barrels of oil stuck in Chinese ports Iran is pushing to free 25 million barrels of the country’s oil that has been stuck for six years in Chinese ports because of sanctions imposed by Donald Trump during his first presidency, sources have said. Trump is expected by analysts to tighten sanctions again on Iranian oil exports tolimit Tehran’s income when he returns […] January 8, 2025 Analysis Oil & Gas Iran’s gas ambitions under pressure Iran has trebled its natural gas production in 10 years, becoming the largest producer in the Middle East. But Qatar’s expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in the world’s largest natural gas field, shared by the two nations, is likely to undermine Tehran’s output ambitions, analysts say. Iran holds the world’s second-largest gas […] April 1, 2024 Oil & Gas Iran gives local companies $13bn to lift oil output Iran has announced contracts with local companies worth more than $13 billion to boost its oil output. The sanctions-hit country wants to develop six oil fields to add around 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) and will rely on domestic expertise, Iran’s official news agency, Shana reported on Sunday. The agency said that the deals were […] March 18, 2024 Opinion Finance Iran seeks relief from inflation and FX shortages The transfer of $6 billion in funds frozen by the US cannot come soon enough for Iran’s hard-pressed citizens. As part of an agreement last month for the release of American-Iranian prisoners, President Biden’s administration has agreed to the release of the foreign exchange which had been blocked in South Korea. Rising prices are at […] September 1, 2023 OPINION Energy Crisis looms for the Iranian natural gas sector While the world’s attention has been focused on the sanctioned Iranian oil industry, another vital part of the country’s energy infrastructure is deteriorating – its natural gas sector. Iran’s domestic economy and its consumers depend far more on gas than they do on oil. But if urgent financial, technical and commercial support is not provided […] June 2, 2023 Posts navigation
Oil & Gas Iran seeks to free 25m barrels of oil stuck in Chinese ports Iran is pushing to free 25 million barrels of the country’s oil that has been stuck for six years in Chinese ports because of sanctions imposed by Donald Trump during his first presidency, sources have said. Trump is expected by analysts to tighten sanctions again on Iranian oil exports tolimit Tehran’s income when he returns […] January 8, 2025
Analysis Oil & Gas Iran’s gas ambitions under pressure Iran has trebled its natural gas production in 10 years, becoming the largest producer in the Middle East. But Qatar’s expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in the world’s largest natural gas field, shared by the two nations, is likely to undermine Tehran’s output ambitions, analysts say. Iran holds the world’s second-largest gas […] April 1, 2024
Oil & Gas Iran gives local companies $13bn to lift oil output Iran has announced contracts with local companies worth more than $13 billion to boost its oil output. The sanctions-hit country wants to develop six oil fields to add around 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) and will rely on domestic expertise, Iran’s official news agency, Shana reported on Sunday. The agency said that the deals were […] March 18, 2024
Opinion Finance Iran seeks relief from inflation and FX shortages The transfer of $6 billion in funds frozen by the US cannot come soon enough for Iran’s hard-pressed citizens. As part of an agreement last month for the release of American-Iranian prisoners, President Biden’s administration has agreed to the release of the foreign exchange which had been blocked in South Korea. Rising prices are at […] September 1, 2023
OPINION Energy Crisis looms for the Iranian natural gas sector While the world’s attention has been focused on the sanctioned Iranian oil industry, another vital part of the country’s energy infrastructure is deteriorating – its natural gas sector. Iran’s domestic economy and its consumers depend far more on gas than they do on oil. But if urgent financial, technical and commercial support is not provided […] June 2, 2023
