Iran launches world’s largest floating oil terminal in Persian Gulf

The 2.2-million-barrel floating oil storage unit (FSU) came on stream in Soroush oil region.

Iran has launched the world’s largest floating oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf.

The 2.2-million-barrel floating oil storage unit (FSU), dubbed the Persian Gulf, came on stream in Soroush oil region on Sunday.

The FCU can take in some 200,000 barrels of heavy crude oil produced in Iran’s offshore oil fields of Soroush and Nowruz per day.

The floating terminal has a length of 337 meters, a width of 60 meters and a height of 33 meters.

The launch of the FSU will significantly increase Iran’s capacity for crude oil storage and exports.

Iran’s total in-place oil reserves have been estimated at more than 560 billion barrels, with about 140 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Heavy and extra-heavy varieties of crude oil account for roughly 70-100 billion barrels of the total reserves.

 

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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