BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 3
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
The offshore operations except for Phase 11 will be completed on the South Pars gas field (which is called North Dome in Qatar), which is a joint gas field of Iran and Qatar, till the end of this Iranian year (March 21, 2020), Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh told reporters.
“The installation of six platforms on the South Pars field this Iranian year (began on March 21, 2019) is a historical record for Iran,” Zangeneh added, Trend reports referring to Shana.
The minister added that production on these six platforms will start in accordance with timetable.
Zangeneh said that after the platforms are installed, repair or other related works will be carried out on the South Pars gas field to maintain production.
The proven reserves of the South Pars Gas Field have reached 51 trillion cubic meters of gas (36 trillion extractable).
Presently, 630 million cubic meters of gas may be extracted from Iran's South Pars gas field daily.
After new platforms are commissioned at five phases (13, 14, 22, 23 and 24), gas production volume will increase up to 680 million cubic meters a day.
Iran entrusted Petropars company to develop the 11th phase of the South Pars gas field after the withdrawal of French Total company and China National Petroleum Corporation from the project.