Official: Iran Outpaces Qatar in Extraction of Gas From South Pars Field
TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian Vice-President for Communications and Information Parviz Esmayeeli said on Monday that the country is now extracting more gas from the South Pars field than Qatar despite the U.S. sanctions on Iran's energy sector and following cooperation among different relevant bodies in the country.
He said, "Qatar extracted much larger volumes of gas from Iran just a few years ago".
Esmayeeli added that after the development and inauguration of phases 13, 22, 23 and 24 of the South Pars field that came as a result of cooperation among the oil ministry, Khatam ol-Anbia Headquarters and a consortium of Iranian contractors, "our extraction stands at a volume of 660mln cubic/meters and they (the Qataris) extract 575mln cubic/meters on a daily basis".
"This means that we could (make it) with the help of each other," Esmayeeli stressed.
He said, "Qatar extracted much larger volumes of gas from Iran just a few years ago".
Esmayeeli added that after the development and inauguration of phases 13, 22, 23 and 24 of the South Pars field that came as a result of cooperation among the oil ministry, Khatam ol-Anbia Headquarters and a consortium of Iranian contractors, "our extraction stands at a volume of 660mln cubic/meters and they (the Qataris) extract 575mln cubic/meters on a daily basis".
"This means that we could (make it) with the help of each other," Esmayeeli stressed.