TEHRAN – Phase II of Parsian Refinery in Fars Province, southern Iran, is expected to come on stream in early December 2006, managing director of South Zagros Company Javad Owji announced on Saturday.

Fed by Homa, Shanol and Varavi gas fields, “the phase is going to refine 37.5 million cubic meters of gas,” Owji continued, stipulating that the second part of the Phase I will be operational concurrently while the initial part with the capacity of 25 million is already on the go.

The total capacity for initial phase is defined at 46 million cubic meters.