Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group
Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group is a Tehran-headquartered public joint-stock investment holding listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Controlled by Ghadir Investment Company, it manages investments across Iran’s petrochemical, refining, energy, engineering, transport and refined-product trading sectors. Its scale in urea, methanol and refinery-product capacity makes it a significant listed gateway to Iran’s hydrocarbon and chemicals value chains.
Market position
The group states that its portfolio manages 3.845 million tonnes per year of urea capacity and 3.38 million tonnes per year of methanol capacity. It describes itself as Iran’s largest urea producer and as managing 75% of national urea capacity and 65% of national methanol capacity.
Operations & footprint
Products and services
Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group is an oil, gas, petrochemical, refining, energy, and related industrial investment holding. Its services and activities are centered on portfolio ownership, sector development, corporate coordination, and exposure to petrochemical products, petroleum-related materials, rail or logistics-linked industrial chains, and energy-sector commercial flows.
Operations and assets
Portfolio capacity is stated at 3.845 million tonnes per year of urea, 2.48 million tonnes per year of ammonia, 3.38 million tonnes per year of methanol and more than 9.462 million tonnes per year of refinery products. These assets sit alongside engineering, construction, rail transport and refined-product trading activities.
Geographic footprint
Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, with investments and operating exposure across Iranian oil, gas, petrochemical, refining and related industrial sectors.
Ownership & group structure
Ownership
Ghadir Investment Company is the principal shareholder, with a stated holding of 64.89% as of 20 July 2024. Other stated shareholders include the Armed Forces Pension Fund Organization (13.47%) and the Rural and Nomadic Tribes Social Insurance Fund Organization (4.04%).
Parent company
Ghadir Investment Company.
Commercial and investment relevance
In the Hormuz investment graph, Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group connects listed holding-company capital with petrochemical production, petroleum-related materials, export channels, energy infrastructure, and industrial logistics. It is useful for mapping exposure to Iran’s petrochemical and refining ecosystem, assessing public-market proxies for energy-sector performance, and identifying where commodity pricing, feedstock access, export logistics, and sanctions-sensitive counterparties intersect. Any actionable use requires verification of subsidiaries, current holdings, disclosures, and compliance constraints. The group connects large-scale fertiliser, methanol and refining capacity with upstream energy, engineering, transport and trading activities. It is a consequential counterparty and portfolio gateway for suppliers, buyers and partners operating across Iran’s hydrocarbon-to-chemicals chain.
Constraints, risk & compliance
Key risks and constraints
Portfolio performance is closely tied to the availability of hydrocarbon feedstock, operating continuity at petrochemical and refining assets, and pricing for urea, methanol and refined products. The group’s stated crude-processing share is inconsistent across company materials, at 10% and 22% of Iran’s capacity.
Sanctions and compliance considerations
Its investments in Iranian oil, gas, refining, petrochemicals and refined-product trading require transaction-specific sanctions and counterparty screening.
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What does Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group do?
It is an investment holding company with interests across oil and gas, petrochemicals, refining, energy, engineering, rail transport and refined-product trading.
Is Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group listed?
Yes. The company is listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange under the ticker پارسان.
Who controls Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group?
Ghadir Investment Company is the principal shareholder, with a stated 64.89% holding as of 20 July 2024.
What production capacity is associated with the group’s portfolio?
Stated portfolio capacity includes 3.845 million tonnes per year of urea, 2.48 million tonnes of ammonia, 3.38 million tonnes of methanol and more than 9.462 million tonnes of refinery products.