TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian oil ministry denied reports Wednesday of a fire on an oil platform in the Persian Gulf, but said that output had been cut while a gas leak on the facility is being tackled. “There was no fire…gas is leaking from some of the pipes into the …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Iraq are negotiating a new memorandum of understanding that will substantially increase the number of Iranian pilgrims visiting the country. Iraq’s Tourism and Antiquities Minister Qahtan Abbas is leading the negotiations with a visiting Iranian delegation on a deal that will facilitate travel between the countries, …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Kharg Petrochemical Complex, a major Iranian petrochem producer located in Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has clocked a total petrochemical production of 1.6 mln tons for the current Iranian year (starting March 20th 2008) up 5% over the same period of 2007. The total sales from petrochemicals …