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How the U.S. Energy Transition Diminished Iran’s Long-Term Negotiating Power
In terms of energy security, the United States and Iran have moved in opposite directions in the past 18 years. In its move toward LNG self sufficiency, the United States has transformed itself from a major importer to a net exporter, while Iran’s stagnating infrastructure and inability to sell free
Iran Lags Behind in Global Green Energy Development
The global energy scene is changing at a rapid pace and Iran is falling behind, with no signs of a potential recovery. Most of the new investments in the energy sector around the world need to demonstrate compliance with the International Energy Agency’s principles for implementing net zero carbon e
Conflict in the provinces in - 2022
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Transaction fee ceiling in the energy exchange - 2020
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Is the Iran-Turkey Gas Deal an Empty Promise?
Marred by a troubled history of supply disruption, the deal Iran signed last year to export gas to its neighbour Turkey may not be possible to realise.Iranian and Turkish officials announced last July a plan to increase Iran’s gas exports from Iran to Turkey. The announcement was made after the Turk
Is the Iran-Russia “$40-Billion Energy Agreement” Realistic?
The $40-billion agreement last year between the National Iranian Oil Company and Russia’s Gazprom may not be the agreement the Iranian government is hoping for to revamp its investment-needy energy sector.In November 2021, local media quoted Oil Minister Javad Oji as stressing that Iran's oil and ga
Kish Island Gasfield: Another Wasted Opportunity
Ambitiously conceived as Iran’s main tourist and commercial hub, Kish Island had been touted by numerous governments as a free-trade zone and the future recipient of major foreign investment. But, more than a decade since these plans were first announced, the island’s struggle to meet its own infras
A Look at Iran’s Unaccounted-For LPG Revenues
In a recent speech at the Iranian Association of Chemical Engineering, Malek Shariati Niasar, an MP and a member of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Commission, criticised the lack of accountability for the sale of LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) in Iran. He complained that the National Iranian Oil Ref
Iran’s Pipe Dream to Export Gas to Europe
The European Union’s sanctions on Russian gas imports in reaction to that country’s invasion of Ukraine last year rekindled Iran’s long-standing ambitions to export natural gas to Europe. But these ambitions were yet again thwarted by Iran’s escalating diplomatic rift with the West. These tensions c
How Iran Lost its Clout on World Energy Markets
Despite Iran’s record levels of oil and gas reserves, the country is losing its strategic position in the global energy security scene due to its poor performance as an exporter, comparative data shows.In terms of hydrocarbon reserves, Iran has the fourth-largest oil reserves and second-largest gas
What’s in the Toxic Mix of Iran’s Polluted Air?
Chronic air pollution has smothered Iranian cities for decades, portending potentially fatal health effects for its residents and an unresolved conundrum for the government. Experts generally assess air pollution as a complex issue caused by multiple factors. However, Iran’s particular problem
The energy insecurity of Iran’s gas hub
In terms of energy supply, the small Persian Gulf coastal town of Asalouyeh is both Iran’s strategic strong point and its greatest vulnerability. Located in the Bushehr province, east of the Strait of Hormoz, Asalouyeh has been reshaped by the development of the nearby, supergiant South Pars gas fie