Iranian Oil Minister said on Sunday that the ministry plans to boost the country's gas production before winter through completion of several projects in various phases of the South Pars gas field.
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh
Namdar Zanganeh said that the majority of the units related to the prioritized phases of South Pars, including phases 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18, will start production this year (started March 21), through which the country’s gas production will be increased by 100 million cubic meters per day.
The oil minister emphasized that all the aforesaid units must start production before winter.
The South Pars gas field, divided into 28 phases, is located in the Persian Gulf on the common border between Iran and Qatar. The field is estimated to hold 14 trillion cubic meters of gas as well as 18 billion barrels of condensates.
The field covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which lie in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, better known as the North Dome, are located in Qatar’s territorial waters.
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