Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) managing director and deputy oil minister Hassan Abbasszadeh has said that the country’s petrochemical industry has met its first-year targets under the Seventh Plan; however, he added that it needed to introduce tougher safety inspections and stronger security measures across the country.

Comments by Abbasszadeh were made at the third Process Safety Management Conference, according to the Tehran Times, which featured an analysis of the country’s response to the recent twelve-day conflict with Israel.

During the conference, Abbasszadeh noted that Iran had co

Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) managing director and deputy oil minister Hassan Abbasszadeh has said that the country’s petrochemical industry has met its first-year targets under the Seventh Plan; however, he added that it needed to introduce tougher safety inspections and stronger security measures across the country.

Comments by Abbasszadeh were made at the third Process Safety Management Conference, according to the Tehran Times, which featured an analysis of the country’s response to the recent twelve-day conflict with Israel.

During the conference, Abbasszadeh noted that Iran had come through a “serious crisis,” and underscored the importance of reinforcing safety protocols at every level.

The official continued to describe how emergency management control teams had reacted during the conflict and noted that certain incidents at petrochemical facilities could carry far-reaching risks – making multi-layered safety-focused architecture essential.

The director continued to say that lessons from the twelve-day conflict had now been learned and that the country’s Passive Defence Organisation had revised its strategies.

He continued: “Maintaining coherence in crisis response is crucial, adding that inspections must be more stringent and process-safety upgrades should be continuously monitored.”

Adding: “The petrochemical sector operates advanced monitoring and control systems. [This] gathering is a technical meeting for shared learning rather than a general conference.” Referencing the performance of the sector, the minister continued to say that petrochemical companies had “fulfilled 100% of their first-year commitments under the Seventh Plan.”

During the conflict, Israel’s choice to attack Iran placed the latter in a difficult position, with Tehran’s energy sector having been relatively vulnerable. Abbasszadeh’s response has clearly been a reaction to this vulnerability amid continued sanctions and difficult conditions in the energy sector.

Due to the critical nature of Iran’s refineries at petrochemical plants in maintaining a supply of fuel and export revenue while the country continues to struggle against the weight of sanctions, they became easy targets for Israeli bombs.

Some of the energy infrastructure targeted in the brief war included two natural-gas facilities at the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf, which were attacked by Israeli drones, and a refinery in Haifa, north of Tel Aviv. This attack damaged pipelines and forced the facility to enact a partial shutdown, according to the refinery’s operator and the Wall Street Journal.

Israel then proceeded to hit back with a strike on Tehran’s central oil refinery and main fuel depot, which caused a large fire that was put out on June 15. Just before the war, an air defence site at the Bandar Imam Khomeini Petrochemical Complex was struck by Israeli forces, and the Marjan and Bushehr methanol plants were also ordered to stop production and clear hazardous materials to prevent fallout from any further attacks.

me through a “serious crisis,” and underscored the importance of reinforcing safety protocols at every level.

The official continued to describe how emergency management control teams had reacted during the conflict and noted that certain incidents at petrochemical facilities could carry far-reaching risks – making multi-layered safety-focused architecture essential.

The director continued to say that lessons from the twelve-day conflict had now been learned and that the country’s Passive Defence Organisation had revised its strategies.

He continued: “Maintaining coherence in crisis response is crucial, adding that inspections must be more stringent and process-safety upgrades should be continuously monitored.”

Adding: “The petrochemical sector operates advanced monitoring and control systems. [This] gathering is a technical meeting for shared learning rather than a general conference.” Referencing the performance of the sector, the minister continued to say that petrochemical companies had “fulfilled 100% of their first-year commitments under the Seventh Plan.”

During the conflict, Israel’s choice to attack Iran placed the latter in a difficult position, with Tehran’s energy sector having been relatively vulnerable. Abbasszadeh’s response has clearly been a reaction to this vulnerability amid continued sanctions and difficult conditions in the energy sector.

Due to the critical nature of Iran’s refineries at petrochemical plants in maintaining a supply a fuel and export revenue while the country continues to struggle against the weight of sanctions, they became easy targets for Israeli bombs.

Some of the energy infrastructure targeted in the brief war included two natural-gas facilities at the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf, which were attacked by Israeli drones, and a refinery in Haifa, north of Tel Aviv. This attack damaged pipelines and forced the facility to enact a partial shutdown, according to the refinery’s operator and the Wall Street Journal.

Israel then proceeded to hit back with a strike on Tehran’s central oil refinery and main fuel depot, which caused a large fire that was put out on June 15. Just before the war, an air defence site at the Bandar Imam Khomeini Petrochemical Complex was struck by Israeli forces, and the Marjan and Bushehr methanol plants were also ordered to stop production and clear hazardous materials to prevent fallout from any further attacks.