South Pars Phases 15, 16 to Get Third Gas Processing Plant in August

Third gas processing plant of Iran's South Pars gas field phases 15 and 16 will come online in August, reports Fars News Agency.

The three gas processing plants are expected to process together at least 40 mcm/d of gas in winter.

Development plan of the South Pars gas field phases 15 and 16 aims at production of 56.6 mcm of gas, 75 thousand barrels of gas condensate and 400 tons of sulfur per day, according to the news agency.

The two phases will also yield 1.05 million tons of liquefied gas including LPG, propane and butane as well as one million tons of ethane mainly for use as feedstock by petrochemical plants.

South Pars gas field accounts for 300 mcm of gas or 72 percent of natural gas consumption of the country per day.