Bijan Namdar Zanganeh

Iran petchem output to hit 92 mt/d by 2021

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh said the country’s petrochemical production capacity would reach 92 million metric tons per year by 2021.

Iran launches South Pars Phases 13, 22-24 Refinery

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated the onshore refining facilities of phases 13 and 22-24 of the supergiant South Pars gas field in Assaluyeh, southern Iran.

Iran starts gasoline exports in small quantities: Zanganeh

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Iran has started exporting gasoline in small quantities, adding that plans are high on the agenda to send bigger amounts of the strategic item to the international markets in the next fiscal (starts March 21).

Iran to operate 27 South Pars phases by March 2020

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh said the country would be recovering natural gas and crude oil from 27 phases of the massive South Pars gas field by late March 2020.

Zanganeh quashes rumors of his resignation

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has silenced the rumors that he was mulling to step down from his position.

Oil min. Zanganeh not resigning: spox

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh is not resigning, a spokesman for his ministry said on Tuesday.

Rouhani:

Zarif, Zanganeh, Hemmati, at front line of fighting US

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country's foreign ministry, oil ministry, and the Central Bank are standing at the front line of the fight against Washington.

IRENEX to gain, but not overnight: Zanganeh

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says efforts for offering crude at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) will finally pay off, but the bid needs time.

Iran oil output doubles in 5 years: Minister

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said the country’s petrol production capacity had more than doubled since 2013.

Iran oil min.:

Chinese CNPC has done nothing for South Pars Phase 11 after Total exit

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of oil Bijan Zangeneh is scheduled to accompany Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on his visit to Beijing later this week to negotiate completion of Phase 11 Project of South Pars with CNPC.

Oil min.:

Iran oil reserves hit over 160bn barrels in 40 yrs.

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said the country’s oil reserves have reached from 88 billion barrels during the Islamic Revolution in 1979 to 160 billion barrels, showing a considerable hike.

Oil minister says Europe not buying Iran oil despite US waivers

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Tuesday Italy and Greece had stopped buying oil from Iran despite being granted waivers from US sanctions.

Iran recoverable oil reserves at 160bn barrels: Zanganeh

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh said Tuesday the country’s recoverable oil stood at 160 billion barrels.

Iran discovers light oil in Abadan

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Iran has discovered oil near Abadan, southwestern Khuzestan province, for the first time.

NIOC subsidiaries sign 9 maintenance, EOR deals with domestic firms

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MAN) – The subsidiaries of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) signed 9 contracts with local contractors on maintaining and enhancing the production capacity of a number of Iranian oil and gas fields.

Zanganeh says oil industry can double petchem output to $40bn

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh said Sun. that the oil industry has the capability to double the country’s petrochemical output capacity to $40 billion.

Iranian oil min. meets Iraqi PM

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Iraqi Prime Minister Adil al-Mahdi met and held talks in Baghdad on Thursday.

Iran, Iraq oil ministers call for broadening bilateral coop.

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – The visiting Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh and his Iraqi counterpart Thamir Ghadhban stressed expanding bilateral ties in a Thu. meeting in Baghdad.

Parl. agrees to question Zanganeh over Total corruption case

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian Parliament has approved the motion to question Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on a case related to contracts with France’s Total.

Gasoline output to surpass 100m liters/day

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says the country’s gasoline output will cross 100 million liters per day by the end of the current fiscal (March 20, 2019).

Oil min. says private clients of Iran crude had no problems exporting it

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Wed. that private buyers of Iranian crude have been able to export it without any problems, in the face of US sanctions targeting the country’s oil exports.

Iran’s budget least tied to oil among OPEC states: Zangeneh

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Iran’s budget is the least tied to oil production among OPEC Member States, adding the country’s macro policy is to cut down dependency on oil revenues.

OPEC proved it can reach agreement despite splits: Zanganeh

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – OPEC members have shown that they can reach agreements regarding oil production despite having intense political and even military disputes, said Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh on Saturday.

Price fluctuations in oil market, psychological: Zanganeh

 TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Wednesday that the current volatility in the oil market is psychological.

Iran should freely sell its oil without any pressure: Oil min.

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said Iran is not fine with the amount of oil it can export by the waivers provided by US to its old customers, saying the country should be able to sell its oil without any pressure.

Oil Min. Zangeneh meets Qatari counterpart in Vienna

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh met his Qatari counterpart Saad al-Kaabi in Vienna on Thursday, discussing increased meddling of other countries in OPEC decisions.

Oil min.:

Iran should be excluded from any decision on OPEC output level

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said as long as Iran is under sanctions, it will not take part in any OPEC output agreement and it should be excluded from any decisions made on reducing output level.

Zangeneh:

Reasons for Qatar's departure from OPEC must be explored

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says OPEC has major problems with some oil producers except Qatar, and the reasons for Qatar’s exit from the organization must be examined.

Zanganeh refuses to discuss oil sales due to US moves

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh refused to answer reporters’ questions about oil sales in the face of US sanctions, saying the information would be used by Washington against Tehran.