Publish Date: 30 May 2015 - 17:54

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Pars Oil and Gas Company has announced that Phase 18 Platform of South Pars gas field kicked off gas production.

The company said the gas produced in the Phase 18 platform would be processed in the refinery of Phases 15 and 16 of the gas field which is jointly operated by Iran and Qatar, IRNA reported.

Phase 18 is supplying 500 mcf/d of gas to the refinery of Phases 15 and 16 to be processed.

Phases 17 and 18 are set to produce 50 mcm/d of natural gas, 80,000 b/d of gas condensate, 400 tons a day of sulfur, 1 million tons a year of ethane and 1.05 million tons a year of liquefied gas.

Iran’s Industrial Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO), Iranian Offshore engineering Company (IOEC), National Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (NIOEC) and Iranian Marine Industrial Company are in charge of Phases 17 and 18.