BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. The volume of gas injected into the Shourijeh D underground gas storage facility, located in Iran's northeastern Razavi Khorasan province, increased by over 20 percent from March 21 through June 5 compared to the same period last year, amounting to an additional 111 million cubic meters, Yahya Feyzi, Executive Director of Iran’s Shahid Hasheminezhad Gas Processing Company, told reporters, Trend reports.
Feyzi stated that during this period, a total of 589 million cubic meters of gas were injected into the Shurije D facility, compared to 478 million cubic meters during the same period last year.
The official also emphasized that the equipment and infrastructure, including gas turbines, used at the underground storage facility were locally produced and installed.
The operational operations of Phase 2 of the Shourijeh D underground gas storage facility started on March 31, 2022. These operations are carried out following the agreement signed last year between the Iranian gas production and engineering company and Mapna Group. According to the contract, the operational works will be completed within 3 years, and phase 2 will be utilized for 20 years. The value of the contract is $2.2 billion. Under the contract, 28 wells will be drilled, a gas gathering center will be built, and compressors and other equipment will be installed. With the commissioning of Phase 2, the capacity of this underground storage facility will increase to 20 million cubic meters of gas daily for 8 months and 40 million cubic meters of gas for 4 months.
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