Text of report by Iranian official government news agency IRNA Ardabil Province, 28 August: The governor-general of Ardabil Province has said that the beginning of exploration at the Moghan oil field is a major gift of the ninth government to the people of this province.

Text of report by Iranian conservative news agency Mehr Tehran, 3 August: A 16-member gang involved in economic corruption in the mines sector in Ardabil Province were identified by the unknown soldiers of the hidden imam [reference to the twelfth Shi'i imam] at the intelligence headquarters of the province and were arrested in collaboration between the judicial authorities of the province and the Ministry of Mines and Industry.

Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Ardabil Province, 3 July: The member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly [Iranian parliament] from Germi has said that oil exploration in Moghan District will have a deep effect on the development of the [Germi] district economy.

Text of report by Iranian official government news agency IRNA Ardabil, 24 June: The governor-general of Ardabil Province said: The government will invest 141.8m dollars in oil exploration and development projects in Dasht-e Moghan.

Text of report by Iranian official government news agency IRNA Ardabil, 23 June: The governor-general of Ardabil Province has announced that oil exploration will begin in a field in Moghan District in the near future.