...

Iran discloses gas production volumes at Khartang gas field

Iran Materials 20 July 2024 13:35 (UTC +04:00)
Elnur Baghishov
Elnur Baghishov
Read more

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 20. It is planned to produce 20 million cubic meters of gas daily at Iran's Khartang gas field, the executive director of Iranian Central Oil Fields company Mehdi Heidari said, Trend reports.

According to him, 16 wells will be drilled in the field to produce the specified volume of gas.

Heydari added that next year (from March 21, 2025 through March 20, 2026), the production of the Khartang gas field will be 10 million cubic meters, and in another two years (from March 21, 2026 through March 20, 2027), 10 million cubic meters will be added to the field's production.

The official noted that the Central Oil Fields Company intends to extract gas from 15 gas fields in 17 provinces and increase production. Thus, the daily production of the company will increase to 120 million cubic meters.

The Khartang gas field is located 60 kilometers from the city of Khurmoj in Bushehr Province. The field was discovered in 2013. According to estimates, this field contains 16.4 trillion cubic feet (about 465 bcm) and 261 million barrels of gas condensate.

Iran currently produces an average of 259 bcm of gas per year and an average of more than 800 million cubic meters of gas daily.

To note, a total of 84 oil and gas fields are under the management of Central Oil Zones in 11 provinces of Iran. To date, 13 gas fields and 13 oil fields have been developed. The maximum production potential of Central Oil Zones Company is about 250,000 barrels of crude oil and 250 million cubic meters of gas daily.

Stay up-to-date with more news on Trend News Agency's WhatsApp channel

Tags:
Latest

Latest