Gas
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Enhanced Gas Production, Biggest Oil Industry Measure to Save Environment: Min.
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said his ministry’s biggest environmental measure was enhancing natural gas production in the country.
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Last South Pars Phase 14 Platform Installed
BUSHEHR (Shana) – The last offshore platform of Phase 14 of the massive South Pars gas field has been installed.
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WOPGC Bracing for 7mcm/d Gas Output
TEHRAN (Shana) – West Oil and Gas Production Company (WOGPC) has planned to bring its natural gas output to 7 million cubic meters per day.
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North Pars Gas Field Awaiting Investment
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Some 120 kilometers southeast of the southern Bushehr Province, Iran owns a gas field holding more than 57 tcf of gas in place. North Pars is among fields with high potential for investment. The field is estimated to require $16 billion in investment, including $5 billion in the upstream sector and $11 billion in the downstream sector (mainly LNG plants).
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Iran Eyes 1bcm Gas Output: Rouhani
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said measures had been taken to bring Iran’s natural gas production capacity to 1 billion cubic meters per day by next Iranian calendar year which begins on March 21.
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Iran Eyes Enhanced Oil Recovery in Azadegan Joint Field
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said plans were under way to enhance oil recovery factor of the Azadegan joint oilfield in the near future.
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1st Iran-Made Turbine Launched for Gas Transmission
TEHRAN (Shana) – The Director of Research and Technology at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced commissioning of the first national turbine in the Iranian gas transmission network.
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3rd South Pars Phases 22-24 Platform Operational
TEHRAN (Shana) – The third offshore platform of phases 22 to 24 of South Pars Gas Field came on stream.
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Last South Pars Phase 14 Platform Loaded
TEHRAN (Shana) – The last offshore platform belonging to Phase 14 of the South Pars Gas Field has been loaded at the yard of Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA).
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Upgrading Automotive Industry to Cut Iran Petrol Consumption by 17 ml/d
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iran could save its petrol consumption by 17 million liters per day once it upgrades its automotive industry, an official said.
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South Pars Marked with Iranian Manufacturers
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The remaining platforms of phases 13, 14 and 22-24 of the giant offshore South Pars gas field are set to become operational by the end of the current calendar year in March 2020. That would bring gas recovery capacity in South Pars, which Iran shares with Qatar, to 680 mcm/d from the current 630 mcm/d.
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Low-Pressure Gas Collection Project Launched in Doroud III
TEHRAN (Shana) – A project was launched to transfer to Khark Petrochemical Company low-pressure gases collected in Doroud III.
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Operations Begin for Building Largest Gas Storage Tank in Middle East
TEHRAN (Shana) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said drilling of the first appraisal well in Ghezel Tappeh Reservoir, Golestan, had started to develop the Middle East’s largest gas storage facility.
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Sanctions on GECF Members Endangers World Energy Security: Ex-Sec. Gen.
TEHRAN (Shana) – The former Iranian Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum stressed the need to halt unilateral transnational sanctions against some GECF members.
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NIGC Saves $9 bn by Liquid Fuel Exports
TEHRAN (Shana) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said by investing a sum of $4 billion in urban and rural gas projects in recent years and in return for exporting liquefied fuel, NIGC has saved roughly $9 billion in the gas sector.
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Ex-GECF Sec. Gen. Calls on Members to be Vigilant against US
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Representative of Iranian Minister of Petroleum at the Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), outlining expectations of the Fifth GECF Summit, said: "The United States has gone to war with the right of nations to develop in recent years with a kind of monopoly-seeking and imposition of sanctions and is trying to prevent nations’ development via economic terrorism."
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Remaining Platforms of SP Phase 13 to be Installed by March 2020
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The operator of phase 13 of the supergiant South Pars gas field said the remaining two platforms of the offshore project would be installed by the end of the current calendar year to March 20, 2020.
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IGTC Fully Ready for Gas Supply in Winter
TEHRAN (Shana) – The Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC) CEO said his company was fully prepared to ensure sustainable gas flow throughout the country during winter.
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South Pars Gasline Leakage under Control
TEHRAN (Shana) -- A pipeline carrying gas from South Pars offshore gas field was reportedly damaged on Wednesday.
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Iran, Armenia Discuss Gas Exports
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Iran's export of gas to Armenia and receiving electricity from the country were the focus of his talks with the Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure.
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Loading Arms of Tombak Export Port Installed
TEHRAN (Shana) – Operator of Tombak Export-Service Port said installation of three arms for loading butane and propane at the first jetty of the port was complete.
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Two South Pars Platforms Loaded
TEHRAN (Shana) – Two platforms belonging to Phases 22 to 24 of South Pars gas field were loaded on Wednesday.
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Gas Recovery Resumes at SPD9
TEHRAN (Shana) – Production of gas has resumed at a South Pars platform for Phases 6-8 (SPD 9) that had caught fire in June.
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New Gas Field Discovered in Southern Iran
TEHRAN (Shana) – The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced the discovery of a new gas field south of Fars Province, southern Iran.
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Zangeneh: GECF Fulfilling Duties in Global Arenas
MOSCOW (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said that the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) was performing its duties in the global arenas.
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Rotary Actuator for Oil Valves Localized
TEHRAN (Shana) -- A senior expert at the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone Organization (PSEEZ) succeeded in developing a rotary actuator used in oil and gas valves.
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GECF Summit to be held in Moscow on October 3
TEHRAN (Shana) – The oil and energy ministers of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) will gather in Moscow on October 3.
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Market Survey Needed for Ensuring Effectiveness of Deeper Oil Output Cuts: Zangeneh
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said that the market’s reaction to deeper supply cuts by OPEC+ needed to be assessed in order to ensure the plan’s effectiveness.
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POGC Inks Gas Deal with Petropars
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), has finalized a $440m deal with Petropars Company for developing Belal Gas Field in the Persian Gulf.
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Iranian Firm to Develop Belal Gas Field
TEHRAN (Shana) – The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is to sign a $440m contract with a domestic company to develop Bilal Gas Field in the Persian Gulf.