Articles Tagged "Iran"

Iran Exports 960 milion Barrels of heavy oil annually

The oil producing country exports 900 mm to 960 million barrels of light and heavy oil from Kharg oil terminal annually. Mousa Souri, MD of  Iran’s Oil Terminals Company, said: Heavy oil export of the country is more than the light one adding that based on the quota set by Opec, Iran exports 900million to 960million barrels [...]

Iran has 85b barrels heavy oil reserve

Mohammad-Ali Emadi, director of research and development at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), said: Iran has more than 85 billion barrels of recoverable heavy oil. For full story, click here

Upgrader: September 3

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Heavy Oil Investing News Market News As most of you know by now, the barrel price for oil has dropped pr ecipitously in the wake of Gustav’s fairly uneventful passage through the Gulf of Mexico. The drop in prices has weighed down the energy-heavy TSX indexes, energy companies and [...]

Iran has an estimated 85b barrels heavy oil reserve

An official reported, Iran has an estimated more than 85 billion barrels of reserved heavy oil, suggesting about 60 per cent of the country’s reserves are of that crude category Emadi was quoted as saying: China has obtained good experience in the past few years in the extraction of heavy oil, and it has managed to [...]

Iran and Venezuela seek heavy oil cooperation

Iran may utilize Venezuela’s production technology in the production of extra heavy oil. Iran OPEC’s governor, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, was quoted as saying: Venezuela has already brought some of its extra heavy oil reserves to production but that the level of production of this type of oil is heavily dependent on its special market since [...]

Total to remain loyal to projects in Iran

National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) dismissed reports about Total’s withdrawal from the nation’s South Pars gas deal. An NIOC official was quoted as saying: Total had been previously active in Iran’s oil industry and promised to participate in the development of Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field. For more information on this news, visit here