BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran attracted investment from four foreign companies totaling $6.5 million in the oil, industry, and services sectors in the first six months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2025), Omid Ahmadi, head of Khuzestan’s Economic and Financial Affairs Department, told reporters, Trend reports.
Ahmadi indicated that the aggregate influx of foreign capital
into the province amounted to $641 million during this
timeframe.
The official highlighted that Khuzestan has persistently
outperformed other regions in the national landscape regarding the
influx of foreign capital over the preceding triennium.
Iran is executing a multifaceted strategy to enhance its non-oil
sector and mitigate reliance on hydrocarbon exports, channeling
foreign capital into diverse industrial domains throughout the
nation.
The Khuzestan oil and gas sector encompasses the prolific hydrocarbon industry located in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, characterized by an array of super-giant petroleum and natural gas reservoirs, including the notable Ahvaz and Marun fields. This domain constitutes more than 80 percent of Iran's hydrocarbon output and nearly 20 percent of its gaseous production, establishing it as the nation's paramount petroleum sector. The domain was inaugurated in 1908 and has subsequently evolved into a multifaceted ecosystem encompassing significant hydrocarbon reserves, transportation conduits, processing facilities, and distribution hubs, albeit contending with impediments such as economic sanctions and endemic socioeconomic challenges.
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