Director of the Iran's Eighth Operating Region for Gas Transfer, Valiollah Dini told reporters that current capacity to transfer gas to Turkey through existing gas pipeline in the Region is 30 mcm per day that could be raised to 45 million cubic meters per day.
He also said that by launching the Sixth National Network Gas Pipeline, current capacity for exporting gas to Turkey will mount to 80 to 90 mcm per day.
According to Dini the Eighth Operating Region of the country transfers 40 to 45 mcm per day at present, of which 25 mcm is being exported to Turkey.
Stressing on the important role of gas pressure installations on securing gas export, Valiollah Dini said that Bazargan Gas Pressure Station is one of the most important gas facilities in the Eighth Operating Region that its operation would be halted in September for a short time due to overhaul.
He named the overhaul as one of the biggest fixing operations in last few years and said that based on coordination with Turkish side, gas exports to turkey will be stopped for a short period.
Managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGC) has said on Friday that by construction of a 56 inches gas pipeline over the three next years, Iran will be able to export 50 to 60 million meters of gas per day to Turkey and Europe through the pipeline.
NIGC managing director, Javad Oji, added: Turkey intends to transfer Iran’s gas to Europe by construction of an independent gas pipeline in its soil. He went on to say that by signing the contract on Thursday, the first step was taken to realize the plan.
He noted that by launching the independent pipeline, NIGC would be able to market its gas in Europe by paying transit fee to turkey.
A gas transferring pipeline contract between Iran and Turkey, 660 km long and worth a billion euros, was signed by NIGC and Turkish ASB Company on Thursday.
Iranian minister of petroleum, Masoud Mirkazemi left Tehran to Ankara last week to talk with his Turkish counterpart Taner Yildiz on the expanding cooperation on oil and gas.