Entries by Kamran Mokhtari

Oilfield workforce shrinks in 2021, giving up all last year’s gains

HOUSTON (Bloomberg) –The hired hands of America’s oil patch have now lost all the job gains they made during a brief recovery last year, according to a trade group. The companies that frack wells and make the equipment necessary to produce oil cut an estimated 12,321 jobs over a three-month stretch ending in February, according […]

2nd part of Indian equipment soon to arrive at Chabahar

Chabahr, March 10, IRNA – Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization of Sistan and Baluchestan province, in the south east of Iran, said that the second part of India’s $85m commitment for developing Chabahar port would be unveiled soon. Behrouz Aqaei said on Wednesday that a vessel carrying two 100-ton coastal cranes worth 7.5 […]

Exports from Iranian ports up 7% in 11 months on year

TEHRAN- Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said that exports from the ports of country have risen seven percent during the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020 – February 18, 2021), as compared to the same period of time in the past year. Meanwhile, as announced last […]

Privately-held shale drillers poised to create headaches for OPEC

HOUSTON (Bloomberg) –The battered and bruised U.S. shale industry is finding a resurgence in one of the most unlikely places: private operators most investors have never heard of. Take the case of little known, closely held DoublePoint Energy. It’s now running more rigs in the Permian Basin than giant Chevron Corp. Meanwhile, family-owned Mewbourne Oil […]

Iran’s trade improves by $65b : Official

Tehran, March 1, IRNA – Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Hamid Zadboom said on Monday that Iran’s foreign trade volume has reached $65 billion. Zadboom said that Iran’s foreign trade reached $65 billion during March 2020-February 2021. He added from this amount of foreign trade, about $34 billion is in imports and […]

Major oil industry projects worth over €5.6b inaugurated

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh inaugurated three major oil industry projects worth €5.569 billion in Ilam and Boushehr provinces during a virtual ceremony on Monday, Shana reported. As reported, the minister officially inaugurated Azar Oil field development project in the western Ilam province and Kangan Petro-refinery’s ethane recovery unit in southwestern Boushehr […]

Iran allocates €200m for promoting exports to Africa

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Development Fund (NDF) has opened a €200 million credit line for the country’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) to use for developing exports of commodities and services to African countries. The mentioned fund has been allocated as part of a $2-billion support package which has been allocated by NDF for developing the […]