TEHRAN – Iran’s South Pars Phase 14 refinery has been connected to the national gas network via a pipeline, an official of the Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC) said.

As Shana reported, Ali Moghdani, the director of IGTC’s regional gas transmission activities, said that the project was implemented taking into account the development of the South Pars phases, increasing gas production and with the aim of maximum utilization of the national gas transmission network.

The project also aims to ensure a sustainable supply of raw materials to the refinery, Moghdani said.

Phase 14 of the South Pars development aims to produce 56.6 million cubic metres of enriched gas per day, 75,000 barrels of gas condensate per day, 400 tonnes of sulphur per day, 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year and one million tonnes of ethane per year to supply petrochemical plants.

The South Pars gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, is divided into 24 standard phases in the first phase. Most of the phases are currently fully operational.

The huge offshore field covers an area of ​​9,700 square kilometers, of which 3,700 square kilometers are in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, called North Dome, are in Qatar’s territorial waters.

The field is estimated to contain a significant amount of natural gas (about eight percent of global reserves) and about 18 billion barrels of condensate.

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