Bijan Allipour

Bijan Allipour
Born (1949-03-27) March 27, 1949
Masjed Soleyman, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Education Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Alma mater University of Central Oklahoma
Occupation CEO of
NISOC (2014-)

Bijan Allipour (born 27 March 1949, Masjed Soleyman, Iran) is an Iranian business executive.[1][2][3] He is the current chairman and CEO of National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).[4] Allipour is also a current member of the board of directors of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).[5] Prior to his current position he was the senior executive vice president of NISOC, which he had joined in 1979.

He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering[6] from the University of Central Oklahoma. Among other positions, Alipour used to have in NISOC are Manager of Engineering and Construction, Director of Road & Construction and Head of Transportation and Logistics of NIOC.[7] Prior to this, he used to be the Advisor of Khuzestan's Governor in Civil Projects.[8][9]

Currently, NISOC is the largest Iranian oil company[10] and produces about 3 million barrels[11] of oil per day.[12] NISOC output accounts for nearly 83% of total crude oil production of Iran.[13]

Early life and Education

Alipour was born in Masjed Soleyman, Iran, in 1949. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and master's degree of Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Oklahoma.[14]

Career

Prior to his appointment as managing director of NISOC, Allipour held the following positions:

Allipour is also a member of the board of trustees of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Bijan Aalipour". Bloomberg. Apr 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Iran Signs Oil Deal With UK Group as France's Total Exits". VOANews. 2018-05-17.
  3. ↑ "NISOC's Board of Directors". NISOC.
  4. ↑ "NISOC gets new director". IRNA. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  5. ↑ "NIOC's Members of the board of directors". National Iranian Oil Company. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19.
  6. ↑ "Board Of Directors". www.nisoc.ir. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Developing Maroun Khami Field Started". Shana.ir.
  8. ↑ "Crude Output to Reach 3 mbpd". Financial Tribune. Oct 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Britain supports its companies' activities in Iran: envoy". Tehran Times. 2018-05-18.
  10. ↑ "Power restored in Iran oil regions, output loss to be compensated". Reuters. Feb 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "NISOC Ready for Maximum Production". shana. July 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "NISOC Ready for Maximum Production". farsnews. Aug 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Iran can hit 1 million bpd mark 'in 3 months'". presstv. Aug 29, 2015.
  14. ↑ "NISOC to raise production". irna. Oct 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Iran oil company ready to boost output to maximum after lifting sanctions". isna. Oct 31, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  16. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/document/156851
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