National Iranian South Oil Company
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, and operates as a subsidiary of National Iranian Oil Company. It was established in Masjed Soleyman, 1971. Currently NISOC is Iran's biggest oil producer, and the company is active in a land area more than 400,000 km² with headquarters in Ahvaz, Iran and other nine subsidiaries. NISOC is producing about 83% of all crude oil and 16% of natural gas produced in Iran[2] and ranks as the Iran's largest oil company.[3]
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 |