Financial Tribune� - o from South Pars Gas Field off the Persian Gulf in the third month of the fiscal year (May 22-June 21) showed a 23% increase in volume compared with the same period of last year, the head of customs office of Pars Special Economic Energy Zone said on Wednesday.

�Iran exported over 1.5 million tons of petrochemical products and gas condensates from South Pars, worth more than $706 million,� IRNA also quoted Ahmad Pourhaydar as saying.

�This indicates a 23% rise in the volume of exports and a 2% hike in value compared with last year,� he added.