TEHRAN- Annual overhaul operations for the platforms of Iran’s South Pars gas field (the country shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf) have been completed, according to a deputy in South Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC).

Mehdi Tayebi, the deputy director for repair operations at POGC (which is in charge of implementing development phases of the gas field), said overhaul operation of 22 platforms was completed during a five-month period, POGC public relations department reported on Monday.

“The offshore section of the South Pars gas field is completely ready for maximum gas supply in winter,” Tayebi said.

This year’s operations included inspection of containers, calibration of safety valves, periodic repairs of control and F&G systems (which was not possible at the time of production), inspection and periodic repairs of UPS systems, replacement of process lines, repair of MOV, and ESDV valves and other valves that couldn’t be repaired or replaced during the production due to their location in the processing paths.

The overhaul of South Pars gas platforms is carried out in the first half of the year due to the reduction in natural gas demand across the country.

These repairs are aimed at monitoring, troubleshooting, and preparing platforms for safe and stable gas production in the second half of the year.

Pars Oil and Gas Company has taken preventive health measures to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus among its employees working on the platforms, and fortunately, there has been no case of this disease so far, according to the company’s office of public relations.

South Pars Gas field is currently divided into 24 standard phases in the Iranian side and 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 mentioned gas field covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which, called South Pars, are in Iran’s territorial waters. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, called North Dome, are situated in Qatar’s territorial waters.

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