23 June 2015 - 16:30
  • News ID: 243350
South Pars Oil Layer Pre-Startup Nearly Ready

TEHRAN June 24(Shana)--The pre-startup of the oil layer platform of the giant offshore South Pars gas field is 90% complete, managing-director of Iran Offshore Industries Company said.

Farshid Seyed Hosseini said the platform has a capacity of processing 35,000 b/d of crude oil.

He said the platform is expected to be delivered to the contractor, Petroiran Development Company, in two weeks.

He said construction of the platform, weighing 890 tons, was supposed to start in 2006, but it did not happen due to insufficient resources.

The outsourcer in this project is National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

South Pars gas 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 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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