TEHRAN – Iran’s South Pars phase 14 refinery has been connected to the national gas network via pipeline, an official with the Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC) said.

As Shana reported, Ali Moghdani, the director of the IGTC’s regional gas transmission operations, said the project was carried out considering the development of South Pars phases, increase in gas production, and with the aim of maximum use of the national gas transmission network.

The project also aims to ensure a sustained supply of feedstock to the mentioned refinery, Moghdani said.

Phase 14 of the South Pars development is aimed at producing 56.6 million cubic meters per day of rich gas, 75,000 barrels/day of gas condensate 400 tons/day of sulfur, and 1 million tons/year of liquefied petroleum gas, and one million tons/year of ethane to be fed to petrochemical plants.

South Pars gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf water, is divided into 24 standard phases of development in the first stage. Most of the phases are fully operational at the moment.

The huge offshore field covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which are in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, called North Dome, are situated in Qatar’s territorial waters.

The field is estimated to contain a significant amount of natural gas, accounting for about eight percent of the world’s reserves, and approximately 18 billion barrels of condensate.

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