TEHRAN June 2 (Shana)--Phase 19 of the giant offshore South Pars gas field is more than 76 percent complete.
Drilling operations in Platform C are over and drilling rigs are operating on Platforms A and D of this phase. Fifteen more wells are still to be drilled in this phase of the offshore field which Iran shares with neighboring Qatar. Phase 19 and Phase 1 of South Pars are located close to each other. The refinery of Phase 19 receives 57 mcm/d of combined sour gas, gas condensate, water and other substances. Phase 19 was awarded by Pars Oil and Gas Company in June 2020 to a consortium of Petropars Limited, Petropars Iran and Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.