Iran Indigenizes Mini Oil Refineries Expertise
TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing-Director of National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company (NIOEC) said the country has succeeded in indigenizing the expertise needed for designing and building small oil refineries, which is based on the valuable experiences gained from the development plan of Imam Khomeini oil refinery. ( 13:37:29 - 2013/03/10)

Pakistani President to Attend Inaugural of IP Gas Pipeline
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan President Asif Zardari would be visiting Iran on Monday to attend the groundbreaking of $7.5 billion Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. ( 13:35:24 - 2013/03/10)

Iran, Iraq, Syria Reach Agreement on Gas Trade
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran, Iraq and Syria principally reached an agreement on gas trade in the framework of a trilateral contract, while Iranian oil minster and his Iraqi counterpart signed a contract on export of 2 million liters of gasoil per day to Iraq. ( 12:59:37 - 2013/03/10)

Iranian Oil Minister Meets Iraqi PM
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi met with Iraq's Prime Minister during his current visit to the neighboring country, where he started a new round of negotiations on the transit of Iran's gas supplies. ( 12:56:39 - 2013/03/10)

Iran's National Petrochemical Company to Revise Policy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing-Director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Abdolhossein Bayat announced that his company will revise its policy on export of petrochemical products. ( 12:49:03 - 2013/03/10)

IOOC Gathering 40 mcf of Gas per Day
TEHRAN (FNA)- Launching the gas compressor platform of Abuzar oil field in the near future will prevent flaring of 40 million cubic feet of gas per day in the Persian Gulf, officials said. ( 12:46:28 - 2013/03/10)

Iran Acquires Know-How for Production of 40 Petrochemicals
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Petrochemical Research and Technology Company Gholamreza Jokar announced on Saturday that Iranian experts have achieved the necessary know-how to product 40 petrochemical products. ( 16:33:20 - 2013/03/09)

Asia Development Bank: Sanctions against IP Gas Pipeline Project Unjustified
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Asia Development Bank's Country Director voiced strong opposition to sanctions against the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. ( 15:28:18 - 2013/03/09)

EC Secretary Stresses Iranian Nation's Ability to Beat Sanctions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezayee underlined ineffectiveness of the US-led western sanctions on Iran and the Iranian nation's ability to withstand the embargos. ( 13:42:43 - 2013/03/09)

Minister: Iran, Pakistan to Complete Gas Pipeline Project as Scheduled
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi said the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will be completed in due time since the two sides have finalized their agreement on the project. ( 11:35:32 - 2013/03/09)

ECO Ministers Underline Broadening of Energy Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- The energy ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) underscored the need for the follow-up and implementation of the agreements signed during the previous ECO summits by their leaders on energy cooperation. ( 16:23:43 - 2013/03/07)

Official: Iran Exports $400mln Worth of Carpets in 11 Months
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's National Carpet Center Mohammad Baqer Alikhani said the country has exported $400mln worth of hand-woven carpets in the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2012-February 18, 2013). ( 15:41:21 - 2013/03/07)

Ahmadinejad, Zardari to Inaugurate Construction of IP Gas Pipeline Next Monday
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari are slated to officially inaugurate the construction of the Pakistani side of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline next week. ( 18:20:25 - 2013/03/06)

Secretary General Calls On ECO Members to Enhance Energy Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Shamil Aleskerov underlined ECO's crucially important role in global energy supply, and called for further cooperation among the member-states in area of oil, gas and power exports. ( 15:17:21 - 2013/03/06)