The eighty-fourth coordination meeting of government information channels, centered on the oil and energy industry, was held on October 13. This meeting took place with the presence of Hamid Bord, the caretaker of the Ministry of Oil, and other senior government officials at the Ministry of Oil.
Presence of Government Officials and Assessment of Challenges
In this meeting, Elias Hazrati, the head of the government's information council, Fatemeh Mohajerani, the government spokesperson, and Mohammad Sadegh Azimi Far, the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, shared their opinions and suggestions. Hamid Bord emphasized the importance of timely and transparent information dissemination in the oil and energy sector and noted that this issue needs to be taken more seriously.
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Bord also referred to the high capacities of the country's oil and gas fields and said: "Iran has fields with high production capacity that should be optimally utilized to increase production and exports."
Future Programs and Government Goals
In this session, the government's future programs regarding increasing transparency and improving information dissemination in the oil and gas sector were discussed. Mohammad Golzari, the secretary of the government's information council, emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation among different institutions for effective information dissemination, stating: "Inter-agency communications must be improved to convey accurate and correct messages to the community."
The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, as a key entity in this area, will play an important role in achieving these goals. Additionally, Keramat Veys Karami, the CEO of this company, highlighted the importance of increasing refinery capacities and improving production processes.
At the end of this meeting, it was emphasized that existing facilities and capacities should be optimally utilized to increase production while addressing the country's economic challenges.
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