Hassan Abbaszadeh, NPC’s CEO and Deputy Petroleum Minister, organized
the meeting to foster collaboration and gain insights from industry veterans.
Attendees included prominent figures such as Seyed Mehdi Hosseini, Mohammad
Reza Nematzadeh, Gholamhossein Nejabat, Abdolhossein Bayat, Abbas Shari
Moghadam, Marzieh Shahdaei, Behzad Mohammadi, and Morteza Shahmirzaei.
During the session, Abbaszadeh provided a detailed update on
production, project progress, and the seventh development plan's targets,
emphasizing the importance of inter-company collaboration within the Ministry
of Petroleum to achieve sustainable growth.
Participants discussed key themes, including:
- Value
Chain Completion: Nematzadeh highlighted the need for
balanced development across the value chain to drive production and export
growth.
- Maximizing
Capacity Utilization: Shari Moghadam called for regulatory
enhancements and plans to revive underutilized facilities.
- Overcoming
Project Stagnation: Nejabat urged swift action to expedite
stalled projects.
- Energy
Diplomacy: Hosseini stressed leveraging international
partnerships for technology transfer and investment despite sanctions.
- Reducing
Feedstock Fluctuations: Bayat advocated strategic feedstock
planning to mitigate supply imbalances and reduce crude exports.
Shahdaei and Mohammadi emphasized NPC’s role as an enabler, bridging
public and private sectors while addressing operational and strategic
challenges. Shahmirzaei noted NPC's efforts in credit-based product
distribution, which has alleviated liquidity issues in downstream industries.
The meeting concluded with a proposal by Abbaszadeh to
institutionalize biannual sessions, ensuring the integration of expertise from
former executives to advance the sector’s goals.