National Iranian Gas Company to Extend Gas Trunkline

State owned National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) is planning to extend its trunklines to 35,000 kilometers in the current calendar year to March 2015, Shana News quoted company’s planning director as saying.

Hassan Montazer Torbati said NIGC plans to extend Iran Gas Trunkline-10 (IGAT-10), IGAT-6 as well as to complete IGAT-4 and IGAT-8 stations.

“This company is ready to transmit 80 mcm of gas this year and 100 mcm of gas next year,” Torbati said.

Extension of IGAT-6, IGAT-7 and IGAT-9 will facilitate gas exports to European countries, Iraq and Persian Gulf lstates, Shana said.

Iran sits atop the world’s largest gas reserves. South Pars gas field covers an area of 3,700 square kilometers of Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. It adjoins Qatar’s North Field, which measures 6,000 square kilometers.