TEHRAN- The first consignment of butane produced in phases 17 and 18 of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) will be ready for being loaded and exported in the current Iranian calendar month, Tir (June 22-July 22), according to the operator of the phases.

Mohammad-Reza Chalipa also said that 2,600 tons of butane and propane is currently produced per day in phases 17 and 18, IRNA reported on Saturday.
Phases 17 and 18 of developing Iran’s South Pars gas field were officially inaugurated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on April 16. 
The phases are projected to produce 56.6 million cubic meters of natural gas, 75 tons of gas condensate, and 400 tons of sulfur per day, as well as one million tons of ethane and 1.05 million tons of LPG (propane and butane) per annum.
According to Chalipa, 21 billion cubic meters of methane, 627,000 tons of ethane, and 11,900 tons of sulfur have been so far produced in phases 17 and 18.
He said 2,300 tons of ethane has been averagely produced per day in these phases and sent to the petrochemical complexes during the first quarter of the current calendar year (March 21-June 22).
South Pars, which Iran shared with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, 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.
The field is divided into 24 standard phases of development in the first stage. Most of the phases are fully operational at the moment.

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