TEHRAN – Salman oil and gas field development project is 90% complete and the hydro testing of the internal piping of the offshore field is expected to kick off next week, noted an official with the project contractor company, Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) here on Tuesday.

Following completion of the 238 kilometers of pipe-laying operation the hydro testing of the field’s internal piping, installation of the spools, and electrical cabling are the only remaining parts of the project, he asserted.

Iranian personnel, the official pointed out, without the help of foreign experts carried out the riser installation operation in Salman region.

The $200m project is aimed at extracting oil from the region and transferring it to Sirri Island also located in the Persian Gulf and also to boost the Salman oil pipeline’s capacity.

Salman offshore oil and gas field produces 130 million cubic feet of natural gas as well as some 4,500 barrels of oil per day. However, the field is usually referred to as a natural gas reserve, MNA quoted the company official as saying on Tuesday.

The huge oil and gas field located in the Persian Gulf is jointly owned by Iran and the UAE.