Iran has introduced an emergency initiative aimed at increasing natural gas output from its domestic fields as the country seeks to maximize existing production capacity.

The announcement was made by Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, who said the programme is focused on boosting production from onshore gas assets managed by the Central Oil Zones Company.

According to the minister, the strategy involves making full use of available facilities and infrastructure across operating fields to increase gas supply. He noted that the company oversees numerous oil and gas assets spread across several provinces and plays a key role in the country’s energy production.

Paknejad said Iran’s oil and gas industry has continued operating despite periods of conflict, maintaining production and development activities during recent military confrontations. He added that work is also progressing at the South Pars gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar, as well as at other offshore energy installations.

Official figures show that the Central Oil Zones Company is responsible for 84 oil and gas fields located in 11 provinces. Of these, 26 fields—comprising 13 gas and 13 oil fields—have already been developed.

The company is currently capable of producing about 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day and up to 250 million cubic metres of natural gas daily, according to Iranian authorities.

The emergency production plan comes as Iran seeks to strengthen energy supplies and improve output from existing resources without major new infrastructure investments.