Saman Ghoddoosi, director general of public relations and spokesman
for the ministry, said the initiative follows what officials described as
successful centralized media management during the recent “third imposed war.”
Speaking at a strategy meeting with communications managers from the National
Iranian Oil Company, Ghoddoosi said coordinated control of information flows
during the conflict reflected a high level of professional maturity among
public relations teams across the ministry’s four main operating companies and
subsidiaries.
“The centralized management and precise control of news flows during
the difficult wartime period prevented hostile narratives from influencing
public sentiment,” he said.
Ghoddoosi said the ministry is drafting a public relations
transformation plan designed to address future technological and communications
needs, describing the initiative as more than a policy recommendation.
“The petroleum minister’s emphasis on a transformation plan for public
relations is not merely advice; it is an executive directive that should shape
all of our future planning,” he said.
According to Ghoddoosi, the ministry aims to move beyond traditional communications
methods and establish public relations structures capable of responding to the
technological and media demands of future decades.
A second initiative involves preparation of a comprehensive public
relations charter for Iran’s oil industry, which officials described as a
high-level framework document intended to redefine communications standards and
improve transparency and stakeholder engagement across the sector.
Ghoddoosi said the proposed charter would serve as a strategic roadmap
for more effective interaction with audiences and invited public relations
managers and specialists to contribute recommendations during the drafting
process.
He also called for significant changes in how industrial projects are
documented and archived within the energy sector.
“Documentation should not be limited to archiving a few photographs
and news items,” Ghoddoosi said. “We need a professional approach to industrial
historiography.”
He added that major oil and gas projects should be presented as “epic
narratives of Iran’s technical capabilities” through the use of modern
storytelling methods, multimedia productions and research-based documentaries.
The remarks underscore growing efforts within Iran’s oil sector to
integrate communications strategy, digital media management and institutional
narrative-building into broader industrial and governance reforms.