Speaking to Shana, Mohammad Ali Ajdari added: "So far, ESP downhole pumps have been installed in wells No. 4, 5, 9 and 22 and suction rod pumps (SRP) have been installed in Well 14 of North Yaran Fields and two drilling rigs are now located in the area and are working on wells 10 and 16 of the field.”

He said: “In addition to the five pumps installed, according to the plan, five other downhole pumps are to be installed and commissioned in this field by early March. By increasing the number of pumps installed to 10, the daily production capacity of the field will reach 25,000 barrels.”

According to the report, the North Yaran oil field development project was launched back in 2016 with a daily production capacity of 30,000 barrels of crude oil.