Several foreign companies have declared interest in cooperation with Iran in construction of technical petroleum equipments, senior official said on Tuesday.

The first ever agreement to develop and optimize Iranian oil refineries has been inked with South Korea’s SK Energy.

Norway’s oil and gas giant Hemla Vantage seeks to seal a $600 million energy deal with Iran on the production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a report says.

National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has tasked one of its subsidiaries, Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO), with resuming oil swap operations.

Russian Gazprom Company declared interest to invest in Iran gas industry, Mojtaba Sheikh Bahaei, a deputy head of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said.

Indonesia is ready to buy crude oil from Iran, visiting Indonesian Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said said.

An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says the country’s natural gas output has risen by 23 billion cubic meters over the past year.

Foreign companies who want to work in Iran, have the right to choose their Iranian partners, senior Ministry of Petroleum official said.

Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum (JCCP) has resumed activities in the Iranian oil industry after a six-year hiatus.

An NIOC official announced that the existing oil export contract with Turkey’s largest refinery has been extended.