Speaking to media on the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, he said the achievement has been attained by launching phases 15, 16, 17, and 18 of South Pars Gas Field which provide ethane feedstock of the petrochemical plants.
Zangeneh also said that production of environment-friendly Euro-IV petrol has increased from 2.5 million liters daily to 24 million liters a day since President Hassan Rouhani took office two years ago.
“By launching Phase I of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery, there will be no need to import of petrol,” he added, “By the end of Sixth Economic Development Plan production will increase to 3.2 million liters.”
He referred to the measures taken by the petroleum ministry to lay gas pipelines for domestic consumption in the eastern Sistatan-va-Baluchestan province, and also said that smuggling of oil products including gas oil has been reduced drastically after its distribution to trucks based on bill of loading.
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