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POGC to Install 3rd Phase 14 Platform by March

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Operator of South Pars Phase 14 Development project said Platform 14B of the project was being prepared for loading to be installed at its offshore spot, adding the structure would be installed by March 20.

Phase 13 Sour Gas Pipeline Operational Soon

TEHRAN (Shana) -- A pipeline to carry sour gas from Phase 13 of the offshore South Pars gas field to onshore refineries would become operational soon, the project’s operator said.

SP. Refinery IV Launches Disused Turbines

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian experts at the fourth onshore refinery of the supergiant South Pars gas field managed to renovate and run the plant’s turbo-compressors without interrupting production.

Phase 13 Refinery Ready to Sweeten 56 mcm/d Gas

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The onshore refining facility of South Pars Phase 13 is now prepared to be fed by all the gas produced at the offshore phase in the Persian Gulf.

Refinery Saves Billions by Building Items Domestically

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Refinery No. 9 of South Pars Gas Complex has so far indigenized production and repairing of 2,350 items used in their operations, saving the country billions of rials.

South Pars Output Satisfactory in Q1

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) announced that the planned output of South Pars gas field in the first quarter of the current calendar year, which began on March 21, was fully realized.

SRU Unit of Phase 13 Refinery Online

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The first sulfur recovery unit (SRU) of the onshore refinery of South Pars Phase 13 has become operational.

South Pars Gas Condensate Storage Capacity to Increase by 2 mb

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran is to launch four new condensate storage plants which had added 2 million barrels of the item’s storage capacity.

Iran South Pars Revenues at $250b

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran has so far generated a total of 250 billion dollars by recovering hydrocarbons from the supergiant South Pars gas field in Persian Gulf waters since the field’s development began, an official said.

CEO Rejects CNPC Pullout from Major Gas Project

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said China’s CNPC International had not announced its exit from a contract with NIOC to develop phase 11 of South Pars gas field.

Last Gas Sweetening Train of Phase 13 Refinery Online

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The operator of South Pars Phase 13 development project announced inauguration of the last gas sweetening train of the project’s onshore refinery.

NIOC, RIPI Ink Research Deal on Gas Hydrates

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) signed a contract for the latter to conduct research on gas hydrates in the Sea of Oman.

2nd Topside of Phase 13 Installed

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The second offshore topside of South Pars Phase 13 project has been successfully installed in the Persian Gulf.

Iran eyes 630 mcm/d Gas Recovery from South Pars

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran’s gas recovery for the supergiant South Pars gas field is projected to increase by 56 mcm/d by the end of the current calendar year to March 20 2019, which will bring the country’s total gas production capacity from the field to 630 mcm/d.

3rd Gas Sweetening Train of Phase 22-24 Refinery Online

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran has launched the third gas sweetening train of the onshore refinery of South Pars phases 22-24.

Iran Resumes Gas Exports to Iraq

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran’s natural gas export which was halted by damage to IGAT-6 Pipeline has resumed.

Iran Installs 1st South Pars 13 Topside

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran has installed the first offshore topside of Platform 13B of phase 13 of the supergiant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.

Pakistan Keen on Completing IP Gasline

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The new Pakistani government is keen on completion of a gas pipeline project, which is planned to deliver Iranian natural gas to energy-thirsty Pakistan, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources of Pakistan, said.

Two New South Pars Platforms Operational by Late Jan. 2019

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Operator of phases 22 to 24 of the South Pars gas field said two offshore platforms belonging to the projects would become operational by late January 2019.

South Pars Phase 14 Gas Production at 28 mcm/d

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iran is currently recovering 28 million cubic meters per day of natural gas from phase 14 development of the supergiant South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, an official says.

New NIGC Head Appointed

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh appointed Hassan Montazer Torbati as the new head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC).

Deputy Head of NIGC Appointed

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Hamid Reza Araghi, the CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), appointed Hassan Montazer Torbati as his first deputy.

Bidboland Refinery to Ensure Sustainable Gas Supply in Winter

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Bidboland Refinery said his company was ready to ensure sustainable supply of gas during winter.

POGC Launches LPG Storage Facility

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) launched liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage tanks for stockpiling the item produced at phases 20 and 21 of the supergiant South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf.

Iran Starts Gas Recovery from 2nd Phase 14 Platform

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The operator of South Pars Phase 14 Development Project said gas recovery from the second offshore platform of the project had started.

GECF Market Analyst:

"Iran can Play a Role in LNG Market"

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The head of the market analysis section of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said Iran could play the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and FLNG markets in Asia, especially in India and China.

Iran Eyes 1 bcm Gas Supply by 2021

TEHRAN (Shana) -- A senior Iranian gas official said the country was planning to bring its natural gas production capacity to a billion cubic meters per day by 2021.

Gas will Provide Strategic Power to Iran: Ex-GECF Sec. Gen.

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The former Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said, "In the future gas will become a great player in the world of energy, and it will provide the ground for strategic powers to Iran.”

US Blocking Export of Iranian Gas to Pakistan: Speaker

TEHRAN (Shana) -- Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani said: "It is said that the United States is blocking completion of the Pakistani section of the IP (Iran-Pakistan) gas pipeline and does not want Iranian gas to be exported to Pakistan.”