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Description
This is a detailed report on the oil industry of Iran; the world's fourth largest oil producer and in possession of world's second largest oil reserves. The information and figures contained are as recent as January 2006 and are obtained from the most reliable sources including the Iranian national press reports, government officials, Iran oil industry officials, foreign oil company executives and international oil industry experts. The reports contains latest and detailed information on all the currently active oil reserves as well as recently discovered oil reserves that will be explored and exploited in near future. The report contains forecasts concerning the oil production, refining and exploration aspects of the industry.
Some of the companies, both domestic and foreign, that have been active in the oil industry of Iran and that have been referred to this report include: British Petroleum (BP), Royal/Dutch Shell, Total, Statoil, Agip, Impex, Petronas, Sheer Energy, Sinopec, Norsk Hydro Oil Company, SLP, Edison Gas, OMV, CNPC, PTTE etc. The companies are from a variety of countries including Britain, France, Malaysia, China, India, Italy, Japan etc.
Summary
As the world's leading oil producing country, Iran's importance in the world's oil market is both indisputable and indispensable. The report seeks to provide a detailed and updated insight into its oil industry from the both present and future perspectives. The report is comprised of eleven chapters that contain valuable information from rudimentary country profile to an extensive update on the current oil production, status of its various and growing number of oilfields and oil refineries and most importantly, an analysis of future potential of oil supply of Iran.
A number of reliable sources have been drawn upon in producing the report, its figures and analysis. These include government sources such as the Oil Ministry and its officials, press statements by the government officials and oil industry experts, prominent Persian and English dailies and magazines including Donyaye Eghtesad, Hayate No, Jahane Sanat, Shargh, Hamshahari, Tehran Times etc., statements and views of international oil companies such as BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Total etc. and international dailies and magazines such as Washington Post, Financial Times, Newsweek, Economist etc. The figures quoted have been checked and double checked for their correctness and validity and where conflict existed, it has been stated as such. All the sources drawn upon have been consistently and appropriately quoted in form of footnotes.
Chapter 1 is the country profile of Iran. It contains basic information and figures on geography, population, politics, economy, financial corruption, communication, transportation and military of Iran. All the basic information pertaining to each area has been provided including the latest figures obtained from the reliable and official sources.
Chapter 2 gives an entry into Iran's oil industry and its structure. It describes in detail the structure of the oil industry which is comprised of the Oil Ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) which heads several subsidiaries performing different tasks in different areas of the country's oil sector. The chapter provides an in-depth review of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) together with its several subsidiaries such as Karoun Oil Company, Maroun Oil Company, Aghajari Oil and Gas Company, Gachsaran Gas and Oil Production Company, Masjid e Soleiman Oil and Gas Production Company, Iranian Central Oil Fields Company, National Iranian Offshore Oil Company, Khazar Exploration and Production Company, Petroleum Engineering and Development Company, Pars Oil and Gas Company, Pars Energy Company, National Iranian Oil Terminals Company, National Iranian Drilling Company, Petroiran Development Company, Petropars Company, Ahvaz Pipe Mills Company, Kala Naft Canada, Kala Naft London, Kala Naft Co. Tehran, National Iranian Tanker Company, Air Transportation Company and Material Transportation Forwarding Company. The chapter provides detailed information on the specific tasks and areas of operation of each of these subsidiary companies and their current operations.
Chapter 3 of the report explores the balance of oil production and domestic oil consumption of Iran. The chapter reveals how the domestic consumption has been outpacing the growth in oil production in the recent years and the what it means for the future of the oil sector in Iran as a major foreign exchange earner for the country.
Chapter 4 is more of a continuation of the analysis of the oil industry and its economic gains for the economy by analyzing the changes in the oil export and import of Iran. The chapter reveals once again the precise impact of the slow growth in oil production and on the contrary rapid rise in the domestic oil consumption and thus, dropping exports and increasing imports of oil into Iran as a consequence. The chapter explores the various strategies Iran may adopt in order to rectify the situation and reverse the trend.
Chapter 5 is the most detailed and in fact the most figure-based part of the report. It illustrates in detail all the oilfields of Iran, both onshore and offshore, their current and/oi future expected oil production, the companies (foreign and domestic) that are active in these oilfields. The chapter is the most important for all the foreign companies that are seeking to know the present situation of each oilfield in the country that is either producing oil at present or has been declared as a potential oil producing field for the future, with seismic studies being carried out to determine the available quantity of the oil.
Chapter 6 is a continuation of chapter 5 theme and explores the refining capacity of Iran by analyzing the capacity of each oil refinery in the country. The chapter also reveals the current upgrading and capacity-building plans for each refinery as well as the controversial plan to build more refineries to increase the total future oil refining capacity of the country. The refineries explored include Abadan Refinery, Isfahan Refinery, Bandar Abbas Refinery, Tehran Refinery, Arak Refinery, Tabriz Refinery and Parsian Refinery.
Chapter 7 delves in to the one of the most talked about oil reserves of the world, of which Iran holds a major part of, i.e. Caspian Sea Oil. The chapter discovers the present exploration activities in the said offshore area and future potential explorations with a review of various alternatives available in exploring the giant offshore oil reserves of Caspian Sea area of Iran.
Chapter 8 explores the swapping of oil aspect of the industry in Iran. The chapter looks into the various oil swapping arrangement that presently exist as well the ones that are under consideration such as oil swapping arrangement with Iraq.
Chapter 9 provides a review of the most interesting aspect of Iran's oil industry, i.e. foreign investment and buys back deals. The chapter explores the laws and practice of foreign investment in the oil sector of Iran. It explores the long standing foreign investment arrangement through buy back deals whereby the foreign investing oil firms do not become the owner of the oil reserves but in fact become partners in the profit that is obtained through oil exploration. The chapter reveals the main ingredients of these contract as well as the recent second thoughts in the government officials to revamp and change the structure and conditions of these contracts. The thought to revamp the buy back contracts is generated from the receding interest of the foreign oil firms in investment in Iran's oil sector, specially in the wake of growing political problems the country faces.
Chapter 10 focuses on the new phenomenon in the oil industry of Iran and which is the establishment of the Oil Stabilization Fund. This petroleum bourse is aimed at attracting greater foreign investment in the oil sector of the country. The chapter explores the pros and cons of this program as well as sheds light on the practicality and potential of success.
Chapter 11 is the conclusion part of the report that summarizes all the parts of the report and analyzes the current state of Iran's oil sector and its potential and anticipated growth in the future; both short term and long term.
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