IRNA - The 23rd International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition of Iran was inaugurated in Tehran attended by Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh on Sunday.

Over 1,053 domestic and 600 foreign companies from 37 countries are attending the three-day event.

More than 37 foreign countries including Azerbaijan, Austria, Spain, Germany, the UAE, the UK, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Czech Republic, China, Russia, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Croatia, South Korea, Poland, Netherlands, India, Finland, Hong Kong Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Canada, Liechtenstein, Oman, Denmark, Taiwan, the US, Norway, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia and Singapore are among the participants in the exhibition.

The exhibition is aimed at luring investors, exchanging the state-of-art technologies and introducing the companies which are active in the fields of oil exploration and production.