
Dr. Ali Larijani, Parliament Speaker |
Sanctions Will Only Harm Western Countries
As our mastery of oil industry technology increases, influence of buying
countries reduces and we have allocated special investment to energy sector in
the Fifth Economic Development Plan. |
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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader |
Supreme Leader's Visit to
the South Pars
Development of the oil, gas and petrochemical sector must not damage the
environment, environmental laws must be respected, and that continuous effort
must be made to strengthen manufacturing, production of value-added goods, and
strengthening the value added economy. |

Abdolhossein Bayat, Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of
National Petrochemical Co. |
Solid Steps in Privatization
One of the policies of the industry is to expand the chain of value through
intermediate and supplementary industries. |
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Javad Oji, Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of National Iranian
Gas Company |
NIGC, Top 10 Active Company
NIGC is producing over 600 million cubic meters of gas per day which would be
doubled in coming years, that is to say about 1200 billion cubic meters daily. |

Mohammad Aliabadi, Acting Minister of Petroleum |
OPEC Did Not Give Market Control Over to US
A major reason for runaway increase in oil prices in recent years has been
circulation of weak dollars. Therefore, the United States is a cause of the
situation which it seeks to change. |
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Secretary general of OPEC |
OPEC Marks 50th Anniversary in Tehran
"We are trying to work closely with the EU and other countries in order to
assure stable oil supply to those countries." |

Alireza Zeighami, Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of
National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company |
$48 bn to Be Invested in Oil Refineries
Proposals have been given by the foreign partner for participation in
construction of seven new oil and gas condensate refineries in the country. |
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Ahmad Ghalebani,
Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of National Iranian Oil Co. |
Iran Invests $150 bn in Oil Industry
At present, studies on reservoirs, drilling and construction of undersea
pipeline have been carried out by domestic contractors. |