BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 24
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The Iranian Aghajari Oil and Gas Production Company (AOGPC) has been able to receive 30,000 barrels of saline oil daily and started re-extraction fully with the overhaul of the Marun 2 oil storage facility, the Executive Director of the company Pejman Ghazaipour said, Trend reports citing the company’s website.
According to Ghazaipour, this oil storage facility plays an important role in the refining of saline oil extracted from the oil reservoirs of Marun 2 and Aghajari oil fields.
The director added that this oil storage facility with a capacity of 27,000 cubic meters is the largest storage facility in the Aghajari Oil and Gas Production Company. The oil storage facility was overhauled after 10 years of operation.
Iran's Aghajari Oil & Gas Production Company is a subsidiary of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC). The company has 8 oil fields, including Aghajari, Karanj, Paranj, Parsi, Ramshir, Rag Sefid, Pazanan, and Marun.
About 615,000 barrels of light and heavy crude oil is extracted daily from 8 fields. The company supplies fuel to domestic refineries and exports the remaining amount.
In addition, it supplies 30 percent of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company's liquefied natural gas needs. The company also produces 11,000 barrels of naphtha per day.
