Gas Condensate Output Up 35% in March-April

On the sidelines of the 21st Tehran Oil Show, Abdolhossein Samari, Deputy Head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) for Operations Affairs, said that Iranian gas refineries refined 16 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the month, more than a 6% increase year-on-year.

In the period, 259 billion cubic meters of gas were obtained from phase 12 and close to 286 million cubic meters of gas from phases 17 and 18 of the South Pars gas field.

He said Bidboland gas refining company had received more than 223 million cubic meters of gas in the month, which was more than a 20% increase compared to the same period last year.

In the month of Farvardin [Mar-Apr], Iranian gas refineries produced 227,000 tons of LPG.

He also stated that Iranian refineries yielded more than 2.1 million cubic meters of gas condensates in Farvardin last year, with this year’s figures standing at 2.9 million cubic meters, indicating a growth of 35%.

He also said that 89,000 tons of sulphur were produced by gas refining companies in the month.