BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 20. The volume of flare gas flared at Iran's Fajr Jam Gas Refining Company decreased by 60 percent during six months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024) compared to the same period of last year (from March 21 through September 22, 2023), the executive director of Iran's Fajr Jam Gas Refining Company Mohammad Mehdi Hashemi told local media, Trend reports.
According to him, the volume of flared gas in Fajr Jam Gas Refining Company amounted to 2.5 million cubic meters during the six months. However, the volume of flared gas in the company during the same period last year stood at around 11 million cubic meters.
The official stated that the company's experts are working to minimize flare gas at the facility. The company is expected to play an important role in reducing flaring gas.
To note, Iran's Fajr Jam gas processing company was established in 1988. This company can process 125 million cubic meters of gas per day. Along with natural gas, produced liquefied natural gas (LPG) is exported to neighboring countries.