Hamid Mollazadeh
Energy
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
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and the strains of regional conflict, Iran’s petrochemical industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience, maintaining growth in both production and exports…
Hamid Mollazadeh
The arrival of imported premium gasoline in Iran cannot be viewed merely as a technical or short-term solution to fuel supply constraints. Instead, it reflects a deeper…
Iran’s petrochemical industry is facing a major financing challenge as it moves to meet the targets set under the country’s Seventh Development Plan.
Hamid Mollazadeh
As Iran grapples with mounting fiscal pressures and the annual challenge of financing cash subsidies, a less visible but increasingly contentious issue has moved to the center of energy policy…
Iran’s latest gasoline reform is beginning to reshape how motorists refuel, with early data pointing to a sharp rise in the use of personal fuel cards and a notable drop in daily consumption.…
As temperatures plummet across Iran, domestic gas consumption has surged, pushing daily usage in the household and small-scale commercial sectors to 625 million cubic meters.
Amid spiking winter demand from households, small industries and commercial sectors, Iran’s National Gas Company has raised petrochemical gas deliveries by 20 percent above contractual targets…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Fuel smuggling in Iran is a persistent, high-stakes issue, often framed with staggering numbers—30 million liters a day, 25 million, sometimes 16 million. The actual figures…
Iran recorded a significant decline in gasoline consumption on the first day of implementing its new fuel pricing and quota regulations, with usage falling by around 40%, according to senior…
Iran has issued licenses for the construction of nearly 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity in a major push to attract private investment and ease the country’s deepening electricity…
Iran and Armenia have stepped up consultations to increase electricity imports on a stable basis during the summer of next year, underscoring the growing strategic importance of cross-border…
Iran has implemented its first gasoline price adjustment since 2019 with minimal public backlash, marking a moment of calm in one of the country’s most sensitive policy areas.
Iran and Spain are intensifying efforts to build a new framework for cooperation in renewable energy, focusing on technology transfer, equipment supply, and human-capital development.
As Iran moves closer to implementing a three-tier gasoline pricing system, many motorists are showing growing interest in converting their gasoline-powered vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG…
As Iran prepares to implement a revised gasoline pricing system, demand for fuel cards has surged to nearly four times normal levels, intermittently disrupting the relevant online systems. …
Iran will roll out a new gasoline pricing and rationing scheme starting early Saturday, introducing higher prices for fueling through station-owned fuel cards and eliminating several categories of…
As the world moves deeper into the energy transition, electricity is rapidly gaining a larger share in the global energy mix. According to international projections, global power demand is…
Iran has significantly increased natural gas deliveries to power plants this year, surpassing both last year’s figures and the government’s planned targets, according to the CEO of the National…
