Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, the President, during the cabinet meeting held this morning, Wednesday, October 21, 2026, reviewed the actions related to the reconstruction of refineries and oil and gas facilities in the country. This meeting was held with the aim of organizing and accelerating the reconstruction process of oil and gas facilities, especially in the South Pars region.
The Necessity of Accelerating the Reconstruction of Oil Facilities
In this meeting, reports on the latest status of the reconstruction of refineries and oil facilities were presented to the cabinet members. Special attention was given to the South Pars region, which is one of the most important oil regions in the country with a high capacity for natural gas and gas condensate production. The refineries in this region have a daily production capacity of 250,000 barrels of crude oil and 120 million cubic meters of natural gas, playing a key role in the country's energy supply.
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In this regard, Dr. Pezeshkian emphasized the importance of coordination among the responsible agencies and called for continuous follow-up on the executive actions. He ordered that progress reports on the reconstruction operations be submitted weekly to the cabinet so that the process, level of progress, and related executive requirements can be continuously reviewed and followed up.
Report from the Foreign Minister and Approval of the Health Tourism Regulation
During this session, the Foreign Minister provided a report on the latest status of consultations and negotiations held with delegations that had traveled to the country to finalize the discussions. These negotiations, aimed at improving economic and trade relations with neighboring countries and others, are of special importance.
At the end of the meeting, the regulation for the development of health tourism was approved after expert discussion and exchange of views among cabinet members. This regulation can help develop the tourism sector and increase investment attraction in the health and medical fields.
