South Pars platform 14A installed on offshore spot

TEHRAN-Platform 14A of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf), which had been loaded at Bandar Abbas yard on January 2, was installed on its designated offshore spot on Wednesday, Shana news agency reported.

Gas production in South Pars hits 555 mcm/d

TEHRAN- Production of gas from Iran’s South Pars gas field stands at 555 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d), according to the managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing the field.

By: Ebrahim Fallahi

Iran to soon surpass Qatar in South Pars: official

BANDAR ABBAS- With phase 14 going fully operational, Iran’s gas production from South Pars giant gas field (which Iran shares with Qatar in Persian Gulf) will surpass the Arab country, operator of the South Pars Phase 14 of development, Hamid-Reza Masoudi, said.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

Total’s activities in South Pars project on track: POGC

TEHRAN - Managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing Iran’s giant South Pars gas field, said Total is completely following its commitment regarding its deal with Iran and the company’s activities are on schedule.

South Pars phases 13, 22, 24 to start early production by Mar. 2018

TEHRAN- Early production will be started in phases 13, 22 and 24 of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2018), Mohammad Meshkinfam, the managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing the field, told ISNA.

Total, CNPC seal $5b gas deal with Iran

TEHRAN - Iran signed a deal with France’s Total and China’s state-owned National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for development of phase 11 of its South Pars gas field, Shana reported on Monday.

South Pars phase 12 annual output nears 20bcm

TEHRAN- Some 19.865 billion cubic meters of gas was produced in phase 12 – the biggest phase - of Iran’s South Pars gas field during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

3 South Pars platforms complete drilling operations

TEHRAN- Drilling operations have been completed by platforms 22, 24A and 24B of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf), according to project manager Farhad Izadjoo.

South Pars phase 13 refinery joins national gas network

TEHRAN- Refinery of phase 13 of developing Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) was connected to the country’s national gas network, Payam Motamed, the operator of the phase, announced.

Total plans to finalize deal with Iran before summer

TEHRAN- French oil major Total plans to conclude the Iran South Pars gas deal before summer, its chief executive Patrick Pouyanne told journalists on the sidelines of the company's annual general meeting.

South Pars 2nd development stage requires $20-30b

TEHRAN- Development of South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) in the second stage is estimated to require $20-30 billion fund,  Mohammad Meshkinfam, the managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing the gas field, told ILNA.

1st LPG cargo exported from South Pars phases 15,16

TEHRAN- The first cargo of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced in the phases 15 and 16 of Iran’s South Pars gas field was exported on Monday, IRNA quoted Mohsen Miri, a director in Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC).

2 platforms of South Pars phase 14 to be installed by Mar. 2018

TEHRAN- Two platforms of phase 14 of developing Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) will be installed on their offshore spots by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2018), Mohammad Meshkinfam, the managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), said on Sunday.

By Mahnaz Abdi

‘Iranian companies main contractors of new South Pars projects’

ASSALUYEH - Domestic companies were the main contractors of the five newly inaugurated phases of the South Pars gas field (both in terms of investment and technology) and foreigners just supplied some equipment, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh told the Tehran Times on Sunday.

South Pars phases 17, 18 to be inaugurated by Apr. 20

TEHRAN- Phases 17 and 18 of developing Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) will be inaugurated by the end of the first month of current Iranian calendar year Farvardin (April 20), ISNA reported on Tuesday quoting Mohammad-Reza Chalipa, the operator of these phases.

South Pars 5 phases to add 150mcm to Iran’s gas output

TEHRAN- Inaugurating five phases of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) in near future will add 150 million cubic meters (mcm) to the country’s daily gas output, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh announced.

Iran starts oil recovery from South Pars oil layer

TEHRAN- Iran started pumping oil from the oil layer of South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf), on Sunday, Gholam-Reza Manouchehri, the deputy managing director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for engineering and development affairs, announced.

Total, CNPC seek stake in Iranian gas project

France’s Total and China’s CNPC are seeking stakes in a $4 billion project in Iran's giant South Pars gas field.

SP phases 17, 18 on verge of complete inauguration

TEHRAN- Phases 17 and 18 of developing Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf) are on the verge of complete inauguration, according to Hassan Boyeri, the operator of these phases.

Japan, 1st customer for SP phases 20, 21 gas condensate

TEHRAN – Japan has shipped in the first cargo of Iranian gas condensate produced in phases 20 and 21 of South Pars giant gas field in the Persian Gulf, Shana reported on Saturday.

Picture of the day

Phases 22-24 of the South Pars gas field will add two billion cubic feet to the field’s total gas extraction capacity once its four platforms come on stream.Iran is extracting over 15 billion cubic feet of gas per day from the field (which the country shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf) and the figure is anticipated to reach 17.6 bcf by March 2017.(IRIB/ Morteza Fakhrinejad)

Iran’s POGC installs South Pars platform 20, marking a new record

BANDAR ABBAS – In a sunny November day, some 120 Kilometers into the blue waters of Persian Gulf toward Qatari maritime boundary, the giant Oceanic 5000 vessel is waiting for the 2600-ton platform 20 of South Pars to put it on its designated spot.

South Pars platform 20 shipped toward installation spot

TEHRAN - Platform 20 of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf), which was loaded at Khorramshahr industrial yard on October 17, was shipped on Abouzar 110 vessel on Monday to be installed on its designated offshore spot, Shana news agency reported.

South Pars platform 18B starts operation, registering a record

TEHRAN - Platform 18B of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in Persian Gulf) with an extraction capacity of 500 million cubic feet (around 14.5 million cubic meters) of gas was put into operation on Monday after 62 working days to be a new record in hook-up and commissioning, Shana reported.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Platform 17B to add 14.5mcm/d of gas to South Pars output

BANDAR ABBAS- Platform 17B of Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian Gulf), which was loaded at Bandar Abbas yard on Tuesday, will produce 500 million cubic feet (around 14.5 million cubic meters) of gas per day.