Receiving 100% of oil export revenues / یم We gave oil to countries that the United States does not even think about
According to the economic correspondent of Fars News Agency, at present, nearly 7 months have passed since the activity of the cabinet of the 13th government, and it seems that as the end of the year 1400 approaches, it is a good time to pay and summarize. Function Ministries should be in this period.
In the meantime, considering the importance of Iran’s oil industry as the largest holder of hydrocarbon resources in the development of the country, the performance of the Ministry of Oil of the 13th government is more important than other ministries.
What is clear is that the Ministry of Oil in the past 7 months with many problems in the field of winter fuel supply, hacking attack on the fuel system, oil exports and foreign exchange earnings, optimizing fuel consumption, getting rid of crude oil sales, attracting investment in the oil industry and There have been issues related to human resources, the root of which will not be possible to solve in a short time.
However, it is necessary for the Ministry of Oil to formulate and present its plan for each sector and take appropriate steps forward.
In this regard, to examine the axes raised with Javad Oji, Minister of Oil of the 13th government We sat down for an interview to discuss questions about the ministry’s future performance and plans, and to discuss them.
In the first part of the interview with the Minister of Oil, which was published, entitled “The oil minister’s unspoken words about Iran’s winter fuel / gas condensate exports quadrupledHe reviewed the strategies of the Ministry of Oil in dealing with the winter fuel crisis, and noted that the ministry was able to overcome the winter fuel supply crisis this year with the following six strategies.
- Increasing consumption of gas condensate in petrochemicals, refineries and mini-refineries
- 2.5 to 3 times the export of Iranian gas condensate
- Increase daily production of 50 million cubic meters of gas from South Pars by repairing and replacing compressors
- signing agreement swap Trilateral gas with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan
- Gas tariff reform for high-consumption household subscribers and daily saving of 25 million cubic meters of gas
- Liquid fuel supply of power plants by repairing the fuel tanker fleet through fare modification
The second part of the interview with the Minister of Oil examines the performance of the Ministry of Oil in the case of a hacker attack on the fuel system and oil exports and the receipt of Iran’s foreign exchange earnings during the 7 months of the 13th government.
The details of the second part of this interview are as follows:
* The hacker attack on the fuel system was carried out with the cooperation of internal infiltrators
Fars: One of the unexpected challenges of the Ministry of Oil this year was a hacker attack on the fuel system. What measures were taken in this area?
Oji: Iran’s oil industry is one of the main targets of the enemy to harm the people and the country. I have repeatedly stressed to my colleagues that the oil industry is currently at the forefront of the US economic war against Iran. Because the enemy knows the position of Iran’s oil industry in the country’s energy supply and plans to destroy the comfort and well-being of the people and cause dissatisfaction by disrupting this industry.
The role of this industry in oil exports and providing the country’s foreign exchange earnings is also clear, and the enemy is trying to challenge the government by giving up and restricting this point. For this reason, apart from sanctions against Iran’s exports of oil, gas condensate, and petroleum products, the enemy planned to disrupt the country’s fuel system by using internal and external intrusions; Thus, on Tuesday, November 25, all fuel stations in the country were attacked cyber The enemy was disturbed.
Fars: So you approve of the cooperation of internal infiltrators in the case of hacking the fuel system?
Oji: Yes, both internal influences and external factors were involved. Because it was not just an attack and they attacked us two or three times in different ways.
* The enemy wanted to figure out worse events than November 1998 by disrupting the fuel system
Oji: The enemy’s calculations were that with the challenge created in the distribution of the country’s fuel, the people would be in trouble for a long time, and this issue would turn into a social crisis in November of this year. In fact, they intended to create worse events in the country than in November 1998.
Immediately, the team of the Crisis Staff was formed in the Ministry of Oil and the National Refining and Distribution Company, and the case was managed in a short time. We called on all our colleagues in all companies, because this issue was not only related to the refining and distribution company, and given the danger that threatened the country, everyone had to take action.
When all the stations through the fuel card system failed, none of the nozzles worked anymore. Thus, it was necessary for our colleagues in the Ministry of Oil to remove each of these nozzles from the system Offline To make this pump work manually. To do this, one had to enter codes manually.
So far, there has not been a major maneuver in the face of the fuel crisis, but we did not lose ourselves and mobilized each and every one of our colleagues to rehabilitate checkpoints across the country. If this is delayed, attackونقل And the country’s transportation was challenged and everything was underRadiation It was located.
We knew that Offline There is no other way but to provide the people with 3,000 tomans per liter of gasoline. The people really supported and trusted their servants in the Ministry of Oil, and I thank them again.
Fars: Could you offer gasoline for 1500 Tomans?
Oji: If the price of gasoline is 1500 Tomans per liter Offline We made it available to the people, which made the stations crowded and queued up, that is, it added to the volume of problems. However, with the supply of 3,000 Tomans of gasoline, people who did not have an emergency in consuming gasoline were removed from the consumption cycle for a short period of time, and it became easier to take care of other people’s needs.
* On the day of the accident between 900 to 1200 key positions in the form Offline Entered the circuit
The people cooperated when they saw that the managers and employees of the Ministry of Oil were engaged in jihad against the enemy’s attack 24 hours a day. Even the president came to the headquarters of the Ministry of Oil and personally supervised the management of the work and closely visited the gas stations in the city to issue the necessary orders.
When the people saw that the first executive person of the country had entered the scene like this, they were relieved that this problem would be solved soon, and fortunately, this problem was completely solved within a few days.
In the very first hours, we put 300-400 key stations in the country into orbit, and by nightfall this number reached 900 to 1200 stations, all of which were important stations. Every time we activated a post, we immediately announced it on the site so that people would be informed.
In the end, we also considered a compensatory quota for gasoline, so that the people who were forced to refuel for a few days would be compensated in this way, and thus, thank God, the enemy would be stoned in this matter.
* The United States not only did not ease sanctions but also launched a military strike on Iranian oil ships
Fars: If you allow me to change the discussion; on the issue of oil exports, figures have also been officially and unofficially announced about the export jump. I wanted to ask what actions did the Ministry of Oil take to increase Iran’s oil exports significantly?
Oji: Mr. Zanganeh, the former Minister of Oil, wrote to Mr. Ra’isi and Mr. Rouhani in the last month of the twelfth government that they had predicted that Iran’s oil exports would decline in the coming months. Even in August, he wrote that the trend of Iranian oil exports was declining, and this was predicted in the coming months.
As soon as the government started, we mobilized all our capacities and potentials for the sale of Iranian oil, and I would like to thank the Counter-Sanctions Headquarters and the leaders of the three powers, and especially the President himself.
We used different capacities, solutions and contract models to be able to export oil. Thank God, from the first months of the thirteenth government, Iran’s oil exports took an upward trend.
Fars: It is claimed that the sanctions reduction Biden Increased Iran’s oil exports; Is that so?
Oji: The enemy did not make any concessions on its sanctions, which did not make it any worse And he went to Iranian ships and tried to catch our ship, and even thus prevent a leap in Iranian oil exports.
The American attack on the ship carrying Iranian oil was reported in only one or two cases, but it happened in several other cases as well. Fortunately, the armed forces, especially the IRGC navy, did not allow the enemy to cooperate in this area.
I also told Mr. Ramazan Sharif, the IRGC spokesman, in a meeting that the field of production and concluding a purchase and sale contract should be with you with the Ministry of Oil and the security of the shipments. Alhamdulillah, the National Oil Company also performed very well, and we took oil to places that the Americans would not even think about.
* Iran’s oil exports in terms of volume increased significantly compared to the previous government
Oji: Since the beginning of the thirteenth government, both in terms of volume and in terms of value and revenue collection, the situation of Iranian oil exports has greatly improved. In terms of volume, our exports of gas condensate have tripled and even in some months, exports have increased up to 4 times.
On the other hand, the price of oil has risen to an unprecedented level in the last month or two, all of which has led to an improvement in the country’s foreign exchange earnings. This is the promise that God has made to His servants that you move, and I bless you.
* The revenues from the sale of oil in the thirteenth government are fully collected
Fars: Mr. Oji, will Iran’s oil revenue be received?
Oji: Not only are the oil revenues from oil exports fully received in the 13th government, but we have also revived our annual revenues.
* Receipt of 100% of Iran’s gas revenues / 4 times growth of exports compared to last year
The situation has improved not only in the field of oil but also in the field of gas exports. Last year, Iran sold a total of 1 billion and 27 million dollars of gas, but this year it has exported more than 4.6 billion dollars of gas and has fully collected its revenues. Meanwhile, the volume of Iranian gas exports has also increased this year.
* Iran’s total oil revenues have increased 2.5 times compared to last year
Fars: How has the volume of gas exports increased?
Oji: These are the tricks that the Ministry of Oil has implemented, and let us not talk about them in the media. This increase in gas exports is also significant.
In the field of petrochemicals, the country’s foreign exchange earnings have doubled. In the field of petroleum products, the country’s revenues have increased 1.5 times, in total, revenues from oil, gas condensate, petrochemical products, petroleum products and export gas have increased 2.5 times.
This year, only $ 12 billion of petrochemical foreign exchange earnings have been offered in the Nima system. Of course, oil foreign exchange earnings have also been paid, but I can not say the number.
* 110% realization of the sources of Note 14 of Budget Law 1400
Fars: Regarding the collection of oil revenues, it is claimed that these revenues are not collected or are cleaned with unnecessary or low-quality goods.Or Is that really so?
Oji: Not at all, we have received not only the current sales revenue but also the previous maturities.
You know that all the sources of Note 14 of the budget law are obtained from the sale of products, gas and condensate and the export of petroleum products, and last year 60-70% of these resources were realized, but this year 110% have been realized. Our total commitment has been 313 thousand billion tomans, but 318 thousand billion tomans have been paid by the end of February.
Fars: What is your estimate of the amount of oil sales next year in the 1401 budget bill?
Oji: We are waiting for the budget law to be finalized because it has been changed. This issue will also be raised in due course, in this year’s budget, the realization of foreign exchange and rial revenues from the sale of oil has been done in full and even more than approved.
Fars: Thank you for your explanation
End of the second part / interview from سیداحسان Hosseini
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