Confidential Documents Behind the Scenes of Darkhovin
Billion-dollar Violations in Darkhovin Operational Area Involve Jahaanpars
A case regarding the execution of one of the contracts of Arvandan Oil and Gas Company in the Darkhovin oil field has taken on new dimensions. According to a confidential inspection report, more than 5 billion tomans were unjustifiably overpaid to the contractor in just one section of the contract, and there are also issues of contractual costs being imposed on the employer and the violation of government rights.
The contractor mentioned in this case is Jahaanpars Company, which is named in reports related to this contract. Now, serious questions have arisen regarding the calculation and payment of certain costs and contractual statements.
What makes the matter more sensitive is the broader financial scope of this case. Based on the presented information and documents, the alleged violations are not limited to the 5 billion tomans figure, and the total amounts and issues under review could reach several tens of billions of tomans. If confirmed, this necessitates a thorough review of the performance of responsible managers, contractual officials, and the contractor.
Among the names mentioned in connection with this case are several senior managers and officials of the Darkhovin operational area. In a private meeting, the image of which has been published, Hamid Deris, CEO of Arvandan Oil and Gas Company, Shahram Ardian, Darkhovin area manager, Mehdi Zamani Qalahtaki, head of maintenance, and Farshid Adhami, financial manager, were present.
Considering the existing documents about the Darkhovin area contracts, the content of meetings and decisions related to the contracts could be among the topics that oversight and judicial bodies should pay attention to during the investigation of the case.
According to the confidential inspection report, Shahram Ardian, Darkhovin operational area manager, and Mehdi Zamani Qalahtaki, head of maintenance, have been introduced for addressing administrative violations. If the documents are accurate, this indicates that the case is not merely a typical contractual dispute and that at least some actions require administrative investigation and responsibility determination from an inspection perspective.
The main question now is how the excess payments were approved. Who was responsible for reviewing and approving the contractor’s statements and costs? Were the mentioned payments made within the contract’s terms, or were costs beyond the contractor’s commitments imposed on the employer? Ultimately, if the violation of government rights is confirmed, to what extent will each manager and involved party be held accountable?
Confidential inspection and audit documents related to this case will be published subsequently. These documents could reveal other aspects of financial violations in the contracts of Arvandan Oil and Gas Company. Additionally, the volume of violations under review may reach several million dollars.
Alongside the Darkhovin case, the name of Behzad Shamsi, financial manager of the National Iranian Oil Company, has also been mentioned in this series of revelations, and soon, other documents regarding financial and contractual performance will be published.
Now the ball is in the court of oversight and judicial bodies. It must be determined who played a role in the approval, oversight, and discussed payments, and whether any potential violations were merely due to weak oversight or involved deliberate decisions and behind-the-scenes coordination.
The Darkhovin case could become one of the important examples of examining how public resources are spent in oil contracts.