Iran gas refineries’ output up 11%

TEHRAN (PIN) – A National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) official said domestic gas refineries’ production had an 11 percent increase in its current year (started March 21) when compared to that of its preceding year.

Mohammad-Baqer Baan, the NIGC refining manager, added the output of the country’s refineries witnessed an 8.8 percent growth in the previous year.

Following the inauguration of Parsian 2 Refinery, 60 million cubic meters had been added to domestic gas refining capacity per day, said the official.

He added natural gas constituted 90 percent of urban consumption, predicting that some 450 million cubic meters of gas would be used inside the country in the upcoming winter.

Baan said other alternatives of fuel such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), mazut, and gas oil would compensate for the shortage.

“The country’s gas refineries are working at their maximum capacities and we pass through winter without any problem if we do not face an unexpected problem,” he vowed.

At present, 90 percent of the country’s gas need was met by independent fields and the remaining 10 percent by associated gases, said the NIGC refining manager, adding Parisan, Ilam, Sarkhun and Qaeshm, Fajr, and Jam projects as well as refineries of South Pars field had been put into operation directly by the National Iranian Gas Company.

He said one of the units of Ilam Refinery was currently undergoing pressure-boosting stage and gas would be injected into the outlet of refinery by mid-Dec.

“The two units of the first phase of Ilam Refinery have the capacity to treat 6.8 million cubic meters,” said Baan, adding the refining capacity would reach 10.2 million cubic meters when the second phase came on stream.

The NIGC refining manager said the company was busy picking consulting and engineering teams for the second phase, adding most of needed equipment had been already provided in the first phase and the phase would become operational within the next two years.

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