Iran’s new oil minister Mohsen Paknejad appointed Hamid Boord as CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Iran’s oil ministry news agency SHANA reported on Thursday.
“By order of the oil minister, Hamid Boord has been appointed as deputy oil minister and CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company,” SHANA said.
The minister also appointed members of the company’s administrative board, SHANA added.
Paknejad was approved as Iran’s new Oil Minister on Aug. 21, part of Masoud Pezeshkian’s unity cabinet.
Iran is a major producer within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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