National Iranian South Oil Company
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Oil and gas |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Ahvaz, Iran |
Key people | Bijan Allipour (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Oil, natural gas |
| Owner | National Iranian Oil Company |
Number of employees | 28,000 (2012) |
| Website | NISOC.ir |
The National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC; Persian: شرکت ملی مناطق نفتخیز جنوب ایران) is a government-owned corporation under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran. NISOC is Iran's biggest oil producer.
NISOC operates as a subsidiary of National Iranian Oil Company. It was established in Masjed Soleyman in 1971.
The company is active in a land area more than 400,000 km². Its headquarters are in Ahvaz, Iran. NISOC also has nine other subsidiaries.
NISOC produces about 83% of all crude oil and 16% of natural gas produced in Iran.[2] This makes NISOC Iran's largest oil company.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Key Executives For National Iranian South Oil Company". Bloomberg.
- ↑ "NISOC boosting oil production". IRNA. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ About NISOC[permanent dead link]
