Private company
National Iranian Gas Company
Logo: Ahmad Mirza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
State-owned natural gas distribution company
The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) was established in 1965 as one of the four principal companies affiliated to the Ministry of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran with 25,000 million Rials initial capital. NIGC is responsible for the treatment, transmission, and delivery of natural gas to the domestic, industrial, and commercial sectors and power plants. The National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC) was created in 2003 to manage and to supervise all gas pipeline and LNG projects.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrygas industry1
- HeadquartersTehrān1
- Websitewww.iraniangas.ir
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The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) was established in 1965 as one of the four principal companies affiliated to the Ministry of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran with 25,000 million Rials initial capital.2
Corporate structure
National Iranian Gas Company sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- National Iranian Gas Company Tehrān
- Ilam Gas Refinery Subsidiary
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
- natural gas
Listed on Wikidata.1
Main subsidiaries
The NIGC subsidiaries are:
Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company
Iranian Gas Transmission Company
Iranian Underground Gas Storage Company
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Iranian Gas Distribution Company
Iranian Gas Commerce Company
National Iranian Gas Export Company
Provincial Gas Companies
Gas Refining Companies
Technology
Iran is able to produce all the parts needed for its gas refineries. Iran plans to export its first LNG cargo by 2013. Iran is expected to launch its first gas to liquids (GTL) plant by 2018.
From Wikipedia’s article on National Iranian Gas Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1965Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.iraniangas.ir1
- WikipediaNational Iranian Gas Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ6973852
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsNational Iranian Gas Company logo by Ahmad Mirza, Public domain
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsNational Iranian Gas Company photo by CIA, Public domain