BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 8. A total length of 80 kilometers of gas pipeline with a total length of 178 km has been put into operation to transport gas from Sistan and Baluchestan provinces located in the southeast of Iran to South Khorasan province located in the northeast, the statement of Iran's Oil Ministry said, Trend reports.
The event was held on June 6 and was attended by Acting Iranian President Mohammad Mokhber, Oil Minister Javad Owji, National Gas Company Executive Director Majid Chegeni, and other officials in a video format. Several transportation and gas supply inaugurations took place at the event.
A total of $160 million has been spent on the commissioned part of the Sarbisheh-Dashtak-Nehbandan pipeline. The aim is to pressurize and supply gas to the east and northeast of the country. With the commissioning of the pipeline, 7 million cubic meters of gas will be transported daily.
Iran's domestic gas transportation potential (for domestic consumption, CHP consumption, etc.) is 950 million cubic meters. Gas from Iran's 22 gas processing plants, oil zones, and two underground storage facilities is transported across the country through the country's 39,000-kilometer-long gas transmission network.
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