BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 15
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The oil transportation pipeline laid from separator unit to the operational unit No. 3 in the Shadgan oil field of the Marun Oil and Gas Production Company, which operates under the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) has been put into operation, Trend reports citing the company’s website.
According to the report, about 26,000 barrels of crude oil can be transported daily via a 27-kilometer-long 8-inch pipeline.
“The pipeline was built in 22 months at a cost of 400 billion rials (about $9.5 million),” the report said.
The Shadegan oil field of the Marun Oil and Gas Production Company is located in the Ahvaz County in the Khuzestan Province (southwestern Iran). The field is 5.23 km long and 5.6 km wide. The field has two reservoirs, Asmari and Bangestan. In total, 32 wells were drilled in the field. And about 98,000 barrels of crude oil are extracted daily.
The Marun Oil and Gas Production Company, which operates under the auspices of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), extracts oil from 404 oil wells. The company's daily oil extraction is 562,000 barrels. About 360,000 barrels of it is transported to the Esfahan Oil Refining Company, and the rest (202,000 barrels) to the Kharg.
The company also extracts 570 million cubic feet (about 16.1 million cubic meters) of gas, 25,000 barrels of liquefied gas and 7,000 barrels of gas condensate per day.