BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 13
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The installation of a floating system Single Point Mooring (SPM) in Iran's Jask Oil Terminal has been launched, administrator of Jask oil terminal, Vahid Maleki said, Trend reports citing Pars Oil and Gas Company’s website.
Maleki noted that the installation of this system will be completed by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2021), if the weather conditions are favorable.
The official added that with the launch of this system, Iran will be able to export oil from the Gulf of Oman for the first time.
“It is possible to transport daily about 1 million barrels (7,000 cubic meters per hour) of crude oil and gas condensate via this system,” he said.
The floating system was produced by the Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA). The volume of the SPM is about 800 tons. It will be located about 6 km off the coast of Makran.
It is planned to install 6 submarine pipelines, crude oil metering systems and 3 floating systems (SPM) at the Jask oil terminal in Iran. In the first stage, 1 metering system, two 36-inch pipelines and one floating system will be put into operation for the extraordinary operation of this terminal.
