BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. Iran's Aghajari Oil and Gas Production Company (AOGPC) has started transporting 60,000 barrels of synthesized crude oil daily from Bahragan oil platforms to Esfahan Oil Refining Company (EORC), as of the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2023), Executive Director of the AOGPC, Javad Taghizadeh said, Trend reports citing Shana News Agency.
“In this direction, a number of changes were made in Bahragan oil platforms and pumping stations,” he noted.
Taghizadeh added that currently, the capacity for transporting synthesized crude oil from Bahragan oil platforms is 60,000 barrels per day.
The director also pointed out that as a result of the changes made, conditions were created for the export of synthesized crude oil.
Iran's Aghajari Oil & Gas Production Company is a subsidiary of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC). The company has 8 oil fields, including Aghajari, Karanj, Paranj, Parsi, Ramshir, Rag Sefid, Pazanan, and Marun.
About 615,000 barrels of light and heavy crude oil are extracted daily from 8 fields. The company supplies fuel to domestic refineries and exports the remaining amount.
In addition, it supplies 30 percent of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company's liquefied natural gas needs. The company also produces 11,000 barrels of naphtha per day.
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