Iran Plans Quick Launch of Five South Pars Phases

Iran is aiming to quickly launch five phases of the South Pars gas field, according to country’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh.

“We have special focus on commissioning phases 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of South Pars, and we will utilize all available equipment and capacities to bring these phases on stream as soon as possible,” Zanganeh said on Thursday, Press TV reported.  

He said that the development of South Pars phases must be done in such a way that gas production from the reservoir could start in the shortest possible time. 

The South Pars gas field, divided into 28 phases, is located in the Persian Gulf on the common border between Iran and Qatar. It is estimated that the field contains 14 trillion cubic meters of gas and 18 billion barrels of condensate.