Bijan Namdar Zanganeh
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Twitter Suspends Oil Minister’s Account
EghtesadOnline: Twitter has suspended Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh’s page on Monday, following the United States’ recent batch of sanctions targeting Iran’s petroleum industry.
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Iran Oil Ministry Has No Plans to Boost LPG Output
EghtesadOnline: Despite the fact that liquefied petroleum gas is good for auto engines, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says so long as cars can run on compressed natural gas, LPG should be…
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Iraq Buying Iran Gas, But Not Paying
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Iraq does not pay for Iranian natural gas imports.
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Zanganeh Proposes Motorbike’s Fuel Conversion to CNG
EghtesadOnline: To curb air pollution and reliance on fossil fuels, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has set forth a plan to convert carbureted motorcycles into using compressed natural…
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NIOC Readjusts Oil Sale Terms via Iran Energy Exchange
EghtesadOnline: Almost a month after Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh adjusted the guidelines for crude oil sale via IRENEX, the ministry again tweaked purchasing terms to attract buyers.
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Iran Gov’t Paying New Subsidies After Gasoline Price Hike
EghtesadOnline: Since the government got the ball rolling on gasoline price reform on Nov. 15, by rationing and raising the price of fuel by at least 50%, officials such as Oil Minister Bijan…
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Iran's New Oilfield Named ‘Namavaran’
EghtesadOnline: Following the announcement of a huge oil field discovery in the southwest at the weekend, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Monday that the new oilfield in Khuzestan Province…
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Zanganeh: Iran Oil Exports Will Continue
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Sunday Iran will use every possible method to sell its oil, adding that it is the country’s legitimate right.
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Case Against Higher Fuel Prices in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Although most energy officials, namely Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, say that raising gasoline prices would be the last resort to fight rampant smuggling and curtail rising…
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Iran Oil Minister: Gasoline Rationing a Necessary Evil
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says so long as gasoline is not rationed, vehicle owners will not take fuel cards as seriously as expected.
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Analyst: Censuring Oil Ministry Will Not Help
EghtesadOnline: So long as Tehran is grappling with the unending and hostile US economic sanctions, criticizing the government, especially the Oil Ministry and its subsidiaries, is not called…
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INSTEX Worthless Without Oil Import
EghtesadOnline: The European mechanism, known as the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchange (INSTEX), to shield the country’s trade from crippling US sanctions won’t be useful if it does not…
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Brent, WTI Prices Surge as OPEC Extends Cuts
EghtesadOnline: The letter of association drawn up to clarify the terms of cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC members is not binding and will not impact the half-a-century old organization.
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Zanganeh: OPEC Should Act Unitedly
EghtesadOnline: Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should hold consultations among themselves first on oil policy before striking deals with producers outside the bloc,…
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Minister Floats Idea of Building Small Oil Refineries in Border Areas
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says his ministry is ready to issue licenses for constructing small oil refineries in the border regions.
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No Plan to Remove Zanganeh
EghtesadOnline: The government has no plans to remove Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh from his post, the government spokesman said on Monday.
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Flood-Hit Areas in Iran Exempt From Gas Bills
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the government has exempted households and industrial gas subscribers in flood-hit areas from paying gas bills for 47 days.
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Zanganeh: US Wish Will Not Come True
EghtesadOnline: The United States has made a major error of judgment by politicizing oil and using it as a weapon in already fragile international oil market.
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Zanganeh: US Hostilities Against Iran Destabilizing Int’l Oil Market
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Monday US sanctions on Iran and Venezuela plus the renewed military conflict in Libya are contributing to instability in the international…
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Iran Awaiting India’s Decision on Farzad B Gas Field
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Saturday negotiations are underway with an Indian consortium led by ONGC Videsh Ltd, the foreign investment arm of India’s Oil and Natural…
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Iran to Start Oil Export From Oman Sea in 2021
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the National Iranian Oil Company will start exporting crude from the port of Jask in southern Hormozgan Province in 2021.
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Iran: Third Phase of Major Refinery Opens in Bandar Abbas
EghtesadOnline: Third phase of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, was launched Monday in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani and Oil Minister Bijan Namdar…
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CNPC Ambivalence Over SP Project Draws Criticism From Iran's Oil Minister
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Sunday China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is still ambivalent after substituting the French energy giant Total in the $4.8 billion…
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Iran Oil Minister Briefs the Press on Key Oil Issues
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Tuesday made a rather positive review of the government's projected oil revenues in the proposed budget for the next fiscal that begins in…
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Zanganeh Prefers Higher Gasoline Prices
EghtesadOnline: Rationing and higher prices are needed to help reduce fuel consumption, the oil minister said. "There are a number of proposals on the table but no decision has been taken because…
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Iran: Self-Sufficiency in Gasoline
EghtesadOnline: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Sunday gasoline needs are now fully supplied by domestic refineries and imports ended in September.
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Iran, Iraq Explore Ways to Expand Energy Ties
EghtesadOnline: Iraq and Iran are exploring ways to develop two shared oilfields despite US efforts to isolate Tehran from global oil markets.
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Iran Exempt from OPEC 1.2m bpd Output Cut
EghtesadOnline: OPEC concluded its 175th meeting with an accord to remove 1.2 million barrels a day of crude from the market, with non-OPEC allies including Russia taking a 400,000 barrel-a-day…
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Three Petrochemical Projects Go on Stream
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated three major petrochemical ventures in the southern city of Asalouyeh in Bushehr Province on Tuesday, in a ceremony attended by Oil Minister…
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Zanganeh to Attend OPEC, Non-OPEC Committee Meeting
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh will attend a meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC committee that monitors output compliance, known as JMMC, in Algeria in September.