Oil Industry Research Institute, sixty years of experience and knowledge on the path to effectiveness in the oil industry

With more than 60 years of experience, the Petroleum Industry Research Institute is the oldest and largest applied research and technology institute in Iran. This research institute is one of the several government research and technology institutes in Iran, which is under the Ministry of Oil and its activities focus on the oil and gas industry. This article is a brief overview of the major achievements of the research institute in the last 42 months that have influenced the development of Iran's oil and gas industry. After a brief introduction of the research institute, some major achievements are presented in 3 sections: "Exploration and Production", "Downstream Industries" and "Energy and Environment". The article then goes on to describe other research activities such as the commercialization of research and development results as well as social responsibilities. The ultimate goal of this paper is to show the impact of investment from public sources on research and development and its impact on the country's oil and gas industry; Which has led to the creation of significant amounts of added value and self-sufficiency of the country in some strategic products.