Iran Press/ Iran News: Speaking at the 21st National Conference on Green Industry in Tehran, Bijan Zangeneh said the Ministry of Petroleum has taken good steps to preserve the environment, among them is the gas production which has been increased compared to the last year.
He was referring to the production of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) which is being used by some of the Iranian cars as a fuel that produces fewer undesirable gases than the aforementioned fuels.
The 21st national conference on Green Industry kicked off Sunday at the Department of Environment, with Iran's Petroleum Minister and Vice President and Head of Department of Environment Isa Kalantari in attendance.
Bijan Zangeneh noted that the country managed to produce 1,000 million cubic meters of natural gas per day since the start of the current year in the Iranian calendar.
He further explained that 76 million liters of euro petrol is produced per day, which is another step taken to protect the environment.
Iran's Oil Minister referred to the US crimes against Iran’s nation and said: "Due to sanction we had to purchase some low-quality products for our refineries and again due to the sanctions we cannot ask the supplier to repair it, this is while the US wants to show that they have nothing to do with our nation."
He further referred to the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a fuel of cars was another effective step in the green industry, adding: "We need to increase the quality of cars and heating appliances to control the use of energy."
The Head of Department of Environment Isa Kalantari, for his part, highlighted the importance of environmental issues, adding: "Due to the US imposed sanctions, many of our projects related to the environment could not be done completely."
On the sidelines of the conference, top industrial green companies were also honored by the Iranian Minister of Petroleum. These companies were active in protecting the environment during the last year.
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