News in Brief
NIOC:
Iran to stun world with exploration know-how
SHANA – Iran will soon astonish the world by displaying its exploration expertise, said a National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) official.
Mehdi Fakour, the NIOC director of exploration, added that the neighboring states are keen to utilize Iran’s great experience in the exploration sector and negotiate to import Iran’s indigenous know-how and homegrown equipment.
West African delegation visits energy technology park
SHANA – A high-ranking trade delegation from West Africa paid a visit to Iran’s Oil and Gas Industry Innovation and Technology Park in Tehran.
The delegation visited some knowledge-based firms affiliated to the park and their indigenized products and homegrown equipment, expressing hope that invaluable experience of Iran, gained during the sanctions era, would help discover and extract oil reserves in the West African region.
Ivory Coast
to buy 50 sea
taxis from Iran
IRNA – Iran and Ivory Coast signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of 50 sea taxis.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber on the sidelines of the Scientific and Economic Cooperation Meeting Between Iran and West African Countries (IRAN WAC) in Tehran.
Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex Company (ISOICO) will construct the 50 passenger boats.