A member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, in a letter to the Legal and Inspection Deputy of the Court of Audit, has requested an investigation into a series of issues related to the implementation of the law, contracts, and management performance at Arvandan Oil and Gas Company. This letter, referring to previous follow-ups and warnings about the implementation of the law in this company, emphasizes the necessity of supervisory bodies' involvement in the matter and preventing any potential omission or refusal to implement the law.
According to the contents of this letter, part of the issues raised relates to how activities are outsourced and the use of contractor capacities. The parliament member has requested an investigation into the assignment of surplus activities to contractors without precise evaluation and the consumption of 25% surplus of the contract; an issue that could raise the necessity of reviewing cost management and the process of work assignment in this company.
Ambiguity in Contracts and Contractor Selection
In another part of the letter, the purchase of a significant amount of diesel in the name of the company's operational activities has been mentioned. According to the letter, this action has been carried out for the first time in Arvandan, and its connection with the company's well activities is also among the topics referred to the Court of Audit for review.
The Arvandkenar contract is also another focus of the letter. In this section, questions have been raised about the justification for signing the contract and conducting well-testing operations without achieving results and without sufficient awareness of the subject. Additionally, the entry of contractor equipment and the assignment of part of the production process to a contractor described in the letter as "unqualified," given its high costs, is another issue that the parliament member has requested to be investigated.
Delays in signing and assigning contracts related to well location construction and how the reconstruction and construction of these locations are assigned to certain companies have also been highlighted in this letter. Additionally, the change of the contractor for supplying northern drilling mud materials and the assignment of this activity from the "Energy Path" to "Diaco" are other issues raised for investigation. Further in the letter, the method of work assignment to "Amaco" and what is described as a lack of management and sufficient oversight by Arvandan over this company's activities have been questioned.
Questions About Project Costs and Supervision Methods
Another focus of the letter relates to how project costs are managed. In this section, the activities of "Sagma Energy" and "Amaco" companies are mentioned, and the Court of Audit is requested to examine the implementation of projects and the management of costs associated with them. The method of employing contractor supervisory factors in projects has also been criticized. According to the text of the letter, it is necessary to comply with regulations in this area and to review the type of relationships and division of responsibilities among different units of Arvandan Oil and Gas Company.
Another issue mentioned in the letter is the use of non-local supervisory forces instead of local factors in projects related to national drilling; an action that, according to the claim made in the letter, has led to protests from a number of local forces.
The issues raised in this letter encompass a range of matters related to the selection and change of contractors, project expenditures, equipment and material supply, contract supervision, and the execution of operational projects. It is now expected that the Court of Audit, by reviewing related documents and contracts, will determine to what extent the claims and ambiguities raised align with reality and whether any violations, omissions, or deviations from legal regulations have occurred in the mentioned processes.
The involvement of supervisory bodies and the publication of investigation results can, while clarifying the dimensions of these issues, help in transparency regarding resource expenditures and management performance at Arvandan Oil and Gas Company.