South Pars Gas to be Fed in Iran National Pipeline

Natural gas extracted from the newly-inaugurated phases 15 and 16 of the giant South Pars gas field will be injected into Iran’s national pipeline within the next few days, Press TV reported a senior Iranian energy official as saying.

Managing Director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) Mohammad Reza Zahiri said on Tuesday that nearly 12.5 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas per day will be carried from the phases’ treatment facility to the national pipeline, Press TV reported. 

On July 31, the refinery of phases 15 and 16 of South Pars gas field was officially inaugurated in a ceremony attended by senior Iranian officials. 

Phases 15 and 16 of South Pars are under development for the production of 50 mcm per day of refined natural gas, 1.05 million tons a year of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), one million ton a year of ethane, 75,000 barrels a day of gas condensate and 400 tons a day of sulfur.