Gas
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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.
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Interaction with Iran Benefits Foreign Firms
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran sits atop the world’s largest hydrocarbon reserves and is located on the energy corridor route. However, in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the United States has been using every tool at its disposal to keep Iran from becoming a key energy player.
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IGAT-9 Extension under Way
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The Iran Gas Trunkline 9 (IGAT-9) is a strategic pipeline in Iran’s gas grid. Due to its significance in providing necessary infrastructure for exports and enhancing gas supply to the western and northwestern provinces as well as feeding industries, this trunkline has taken up added significance.
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Petroleum Distribution Network in Northwestern Iran
ZANJAN (Shana) -- The Northwest District is located at a distance of 1,920 km, passing the routes of Eshtehard, Abhar, Zanjan, Idloo, Miyaneh, Martyr Karimi (Turkmanchai), Tabriz, Miandoab, Urmia, Maragheh, Sarab, and Ardabil in western to northwestern Iran. The center of this area is on the north side of Zanjan. Its area of operation includes Alborz, Qazvin, Zanjan, East Azerbaijan, West Azarbaijan and Ardabil provinces.
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Production Maintenance Key Concern in South Pars: CEO
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) says maximum production in South Pars Gas Field cannot be the case forever and production maintenance should be considered in operation of the field.
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IGAT-6, 9 Operational by March 2020
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that the 6th and 9th Iran Gas Trunklines (IGAT-6 and 9) would become operational by the end of the current calendar year, which began on March 21.
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Iran Gas Output at 810 mcm/d
TEHRAN (Shana) -- An official with the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said the country’s current natural gas production capacity stood at 810 million cubic meters per day.
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POMC Awarded Commissioning of SP 14
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Petropars Operation and Management Company (POMC) has been awarded a project to commission and operate Phase 14 of the supergiant South Pars gas field, Petropars CEO said.
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Solar Power Plant Launched in Alborz Province Gas Company
ALBORZ (Shana) -- The managing director of Alborz Gas Company said that a 50-kW solar power plant was launched in the company with the aim of green management, environmental protection and energy consumption management.
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Caretaker of NIGC Int'l Affairs Appointed
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Hassan Montazer Torbati, the CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), has issued a decree appointing Hamid Reza Haghbin Jahromi as the caretaker of NIGC’s department of international affairs.
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Iran Gas Transmission Matures
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran's gas treatment capacity is set to exceed 1 bcm/d by the end of the current year. According to plans, gas supply to cities and villages is planned to hit 100% in three years. Every year, over 3,000 villages are connected to the natural gas network, a breakthrough experienced in no other country. Along with the development of its domestic network, Iran has been seriously working on gas export projects like the Iran Gas Trunkline 9 (IGAT9) and IGAT6. The country has a long-term plan to win an 18% share in global gas trading.
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Halegan, Golden Chance for Foreign Investment
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Halegan which measures 50 kilometers long and 11 kilometers wide and holds 12.4 tcf or 355 bcm of gas in place is one of dozens of Iranian gas fields whose development was offered to foreign investors a couple of years ago at an international conference in Tehran. The field is located in Fars Province, more precisely 73 kilometers north of Assaluyeh and 25 kilometers south of the Sefid Baghoun gas field and north of the Sefid Zakhour and Dey gas fields.
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SP14 Third Platform to Come On-stream in September
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The third production platform at Phase 14 of the giant South Pars gas field is set to become operational in September. The hookup operation for this platform that had been recently installed by HL-5000 vessel is now over. The platform is set to produce 14.1 mcm/d of gas.
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40 Major Gas Projects Operational by March 2020
TEHRAN (Shana) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that 40 major gas projects would come on stream this calendar year which began on March 2019.
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Talks Continue with China in South Pars Phase 11
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of the Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said that talks were going on with Chinese developers in South Pars Phase 11 project.
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Iran Gas Distribution Network in Final Stages
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that the gas distribution network of the country was nearing its final stages of development as it covers almost the entire Iranian territories.
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1st South Pars De-mercaptanization Unit Online by March 2020
TEHRAN (Shana) – The first de-mercaptanization unit of South Pars Phase 2 and 3 Refinery has so far gained 78 percent progress and will come on stream by the end of the current Iranian calendar year to March 2020.
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Iran Acquires Savvy to Repair Gas Turbines
TEHRAN (Shana) – The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Transmission Company (NIGTC) said that Iranian experts of the company had developed the required savvy to repair Siemens gas turbines.
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Iran-Turkmenistan Gas Case Still Open
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that the gas case between NIGC and Türkmengaz Company was still being considered in the International Court of Arbitration.
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97% Self-Sufficiency of Equipment Supply in Hasheminejad Gas Refinery
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iran has attained 97 percent self-sufficiency in equipment supply for Shahid Hasheminejad Gas Refining Company, an official with the refinery said.
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Gas Project Wins Energy Globe Award
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The project to gather associated gas in Iran’s Parsi field has been awarded the Energy Globe for preventing the burning of associated gases and preventing environmental pollution in Aghajari Oil and Gas Operational District.
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1st Refinery of Phase 14 Online by November
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said the onshore refining unit of Phase 14 of supergiant South Pars gas field would become operational by November 2019.
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SP14 Offshore Sector to Come Online
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The offshore section of Phase 14 of the giant offshore South Pars gas field is expected to come on stream late this year. Currently, the two platforms of SP14 are producing 28 mcm/d of gas. The third platform of this phase was loaded out in Bandar Abbas recently and moved to its location at 14B.
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Domestic Building of 4 South Pars Platforms Saves Iran $150m
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iran has saved as much as 150 million dollars by domestically manufacturing 4 platforms belonging to the massive South Pars gas field.
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$16bn Investment Needed in North Pars
Some 120 kilometers southeast of Bushehr Province lies the North Pars gas field. The offshore field is 3,500 meters deep underground, and is estimated to hold 57 tcf of gas.
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Gas Storage Facility Receives 5 bcm of Gas in 7 Years
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Serajeh Gas Storage Facility, located in Qom Province in Central Iran, has received over 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas since 2011.
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Iran, Pakistan in Talks to Implement Gas Pipeline Project
TEHRAN (Shana) – The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tehran was taking steps to protect the interests of the two countries (Iran and Pakistan), adding, “we are also in the process of solving problems regarding this issue.”
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Equatorial Guinea President Invites President Rouhani to Upcoming GECF Meeting
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, the Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, presented the official invitation of the president of his country to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for the upcoming meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).
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Overhaul of 4 South Pars Platforms Complete
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Operations to overhaul 4 offshore platforms belonging to the supergiant South Pars gas field have completed.