South Pars Platform 13 ready for gas extraction

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said the Alpha platform of South Pars Phase 13 is ready to start gas extraction, Shana reported.

Speaking on the sidelines of the weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, June 11, Oji said gas extraction from the platform would start with five to six million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) and reach 21 or 22 mcm/d by the future.

The platform, which was heavily damaged by a Bahraini commercial vessel under the previous administration, has been repaired and renovated, now ready for gas extraction, Oji said.

“This is the second platform to start operations in the South Pars gas field under the 13th government,” the minister said, adding, “The issue of launching the platform was raised today today during the cabinet meeting and we invited Acting President Mohammad Mokhber to participate in its opening ceremony.

Elsewhere in his speech, he said: So far we have managed to stop the combustion of 11.5 million cubic meters of associated gas per day, while the installed plants are ready to increase this figure by 4 .5 million additional cubic meters per day.

According to him, the Changuleh oil field development plan is ready to be signed and implemented by national investors and entrepreneurs.

Regarding the development of the second phase of the shared Yadavaran oil field, we have decided not to wait for foreign companies and will begin executive operations for its development next week, the Oil Minister concluded.

The South Pars gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, is estimated to contain a significant amount of natural gas, accounting for around eight percent of the world’s reserves, and around 18 billion barrels of condensate. The domain is divided into 24 standard phases.

The huge offshore field covers an area of ​​9,700 square kilometers, of which 3,700 square kilometers are in Iranian territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, called North Dome, are located in Qatar’s territorial waters.

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