Iran-Assalouyeh-Export
Some 106,000 tons of petrochemical products from South Pars field have been exported abroad in the first quarter of current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 20).

Announcing this, the head of gas production and transfer department of South Pars Gas Complex Company (SPGC) noted that the figure showed a 36 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year.

"Some 83,000 tons of butane have been exported abroad, registering an increase of 47 percent compared to the same period the previous year," Mohammad-Reza Joulaie said.

Phases 1-5 have so far come on stream and phases 6-8 will become operational by the upcoming winter.

When phases 6-8 are put into operation, 104 million cubic meters of sour gas will be pumped to Khuzestan province through a 56 inch pipeline per day to be injected into Aghajari oilfield.

Phases 9 and 10 have been designed to produce two billion cubic feet of gas a day.

The two phases are to yield 50 million cubic meters of methane, 2,600 tons of ethane, 1,200 tons of butane, 2,000 tons of propane, 77,000 tons of gas condensates, and 400 tons of solid sulfur daily.

South Pars is the world's largest gas field, holding almost half of Iran's gas reserves.

Production from South Pars started after commissioning of Phase 2 in December 2002.