Rouhani: Gas Production in South Pars Doubled
TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Sunday that the country's production of gas from South Pars field has doubled in the past four years, making Iran needless of importing gas from the neighboring states.
Briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Rouhani said: "Gas production in South Pars has doubled in the past four years from 285ml/cubic meters to 555mln/cubic meters and it has nearly doubled.” Rouhani told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran.
"This year, we didn’t need to purchase gas from any country," he added.
Rouhani also announced that Iran has inaugurated 5 phases of petrochemical projects in the current Iranian year (to end on March 20), adding that 5 other petrochemical complexes will be inaugurated next year.
He noted that 6 phases of the South Pars gas field have also been inaugurated in the current year.
Earlier in January, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh announced that his country had overtaken Qatar in extraction of gas from the shared South Pars gas field.
Briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Rouhani said: "Gas production in South Pars has doubled in the past four years from 285ml/cubic meters to 555mln/cubic meters and it has nearly doubled.” Rouhani told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran.
"This year, we didn’t need to purchase gas from any country," he added.
Rouhani also announced that Iran has inaugurated 5 phases of petrochemical projects in the current Iranian year (to end on March 20), adding that 5 other petrochemical complexes will be inaugurated next year.
He noted that 6 phases of the South Pars gas field have also been inaugurated in the current year.
Earlier in January, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh announced that his country had overtaken Qatar in extraction of gas from the shared South Pars gas field.