Iran to Soon Start Pumping Gas Into Shourijeh Facility

Iran will soon begin to supply natural gas to its second underground gas storage facility in Shourijeh, reports Press TV.

Given the readiness of dehydration and gas storage installations at Shourijeh facility, situated in North Khorasan Province, natural gas will be pumped to the site prior to the second half of the current Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht (April 21- May 21), Press TV quotes National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Managing Director Rokneddin Javadi as saying.

Iran officially inaugurated its first gas storage facility near the village of Sarajeh -- located approximately 124 kilometers south of the Iranian capital, Tehran -- in early January.

The Sarajeh facility is said to have the capacity to store 1.2 billion cubic meters of gas in its first phase and 3.3 billion cubic meters in the second phase, says Press TV.

Over 750 million cubic meters of natural gas has already been stored in the facility.