BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 31. The sweet gas production of the 2nd Refinery of Iran’s South Pars Gas Company (SPGC), increased by 3 percent, during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through September 22), compared to the same period last Iranian year, head of the 2nd Refinery Hossein Baghban said, Trend reports citing the SPGC’s website.
According to him, the second refinery has produced a total of 10.4 billion cubic meters of sweet gas within the mentioned period.
“On average, the refinery produced 56.1 million cubic meters of sweet gas per day,” Baghban added.
The official pointed out that at the same time, the refinery produced more than 59,000 tons of sulfur within 6 months, which is an increase of 4 percent compared to the same period last Iranian year.
The gas extracted from the second and third phases of the South Pars gas field is transported to the 2nd Refinery of the South Pars Gas Company. The refinery processes 60.5 million cubic meters of gas per day.
The South Pars gas field (called North Dome in Qatar) is a joint gas field between Iran and Qatar. The proven reserves of the South Pars Gas Field are estimated at 51 trillion cubic meters of gas, of which 36 trillion are extractable. Iran's share in the field is 14 trillion cubic meters of gas and 18 billion barrels of gas condensate.
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