Spring
· Iran equalizes its gas recovery from South Pars with Qatar after startup of Phases 17, 18, 19, and 20&21
· Start of production from South Pars Oil Layer
· Enhancing production capacity of jointly owned South Azadegan oil field
· Enhanced oil production from jointly owned Azar field
· Signing €556 million contract for CRA pipes with an Iranian-Spanish consortium
Summer
· Signing contract with Total-led consortium of China's CNPCI and Iran's Petropars for SP11 development project
· Signing contract with Sofregaz-Sanat Saze Samin consortium for recovery of flare gas from second refinery of South Pars (Phases 2 and 3)
· Exporting first cargo of butane from Phases 17 and 18 of South Pars
· Iranian Parliament's vote of confidence to Bijan Zangeneh to be reinstated as minister of petroleum
Autumn
· Signing MOU with Russian companies: Lukoil, Gazprom and Rosneft
· Drawing up $5 billion package of production stability and enhancement projects
· Start of oil production from jointly owned South Yaran field
· Signing flare gas gathering contract with Italy's Ansaldo to generate electricity and renovate oil and gas equipment
Winter
· Capping Well 147 blowout in Rag Sefid field
· Setting new record in oil tankers berthing and gas condensate loading by single-point moorings in South Pars condensate terminal
· Launching IFCO Azma integrated system for efficient energy use
· Installing Platform 14A of South Pars gas field