National Iranian South Oil Company facts for kids
| State-owned enterprise | |
| Industry | Oil and gas |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Ahvaz, Iran |
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Key people
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Bijan Allipour (CEO) |
| Products | Oil, natural gas |
| Owner | National Iranian Oil Company |
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Number of employees
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28,000 (2012) |
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 and ranks as the Iran's largest oil company.
See also
In Spanish: NISOC para niños
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