Iran expands production at South Pars
South Pars Phase 9. The field supplies 72% of Iran’s gas needs. (Statoil)
The expansion of gas production at South Pars, Iran’s largest and most important gas field, continued apace with the commissioning of two new phases in December. Output is set to carry on rising in 2016 as new phases are added and production from existing projects is ramped up.
The latest stages to be commissioned, phases 15 and 16, are yet to be officially inaugurated but are currently producing around 30-36 million cubic metres per day (MMcm/d). This will increase to their joint capacity of 50 MMcm/d of gas and 80,000 barrels per day of condensate over the next few months.