Regulating Iran's bunkering industry

Sardoueinasab, Mohammad; Chavoshi, Hoda

doi:10.22050/pbr.2024.453319.1334

Regulating Iran's bunkering industry

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Sardoueinasab ¹

Hoda Chavoshi ²

¹ Professor Faculty of Law & political sciences University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran.

² Ph.D student, oil and gas law, Faculty of law , Farabi campus,University of Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22050/pbr.2024.453319.1334

Abstract

Abstract

By regulating the general policies of Article 44 of the Constitution law, downstream oil and gas industries were handed over to the private sector. Bunkering industry or supplying fuel to the ships is identified as one of the downstream industries of oil and gas. Despite having opportunities, such as abundant sources of high-quality fuel, Iran has not been able to play a key role in bunkering industry in the Persian Gulf. Notwithstanding the emphasis of the laws on supporting the private sector, many of the policies have problems in implementation. Expanding the activity of the private sector by analyzing the necessity of creating an independent regulatory body, that will follow single governance at the same time as removing government monopolies is the main goal of this research. The findings of the research show that the bunkering value chain is still under the control of the government, and regulation in the bunkering industry should be done with an integrated and supportive approach with the participation of organizations related to this industry and private sector activists.

Highlights

The development of the bunkering industry in Iran requires the coordination and cooperation of relevant institutions in the field of setting comprehensive and coordinated regulations.

The issue examined herein is that the regulations governing Iran’s bunkering industry need to be compiled by an extra-organizational authority in order to integrate the policies adopted by the institutions related to this industry

Keywords

Bunkering Industry

Regulatory Body

Private Sector Activists

Downstream Oil and Gas Industries

Subjects

Law Studies

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