Phase 19 of Iran’s South Pars Gas Field has so far produced nearly 5.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, announced the executive director of the phase's development project.
Hamidreza Massoudi on Sunday praised the efforts of domestic experts to implement the development plan for Phase 19 given the significant progress made in the projec .
The official further announced that production of butane and propane has started in Phase 19, adding that currently, about 14 tons of each are produced per hour.
South Pars Gas Field, whose development has been divided into 28 phases, is located in the Persian Gulf straddling the maritime border between Iran and Qatar.
It is estimated that the Iranian sector of the field contains 14 trillion cubic meters of gas and 18 billion barrels of in-situ condensates.
