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IRAN TESTING UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FACILITY
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 12, 2012 - 15:30 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Senior Iranian gas officials announced on Tuesday,
June 12 that the country has started testing the Middle-East's first
underground gas storage facility, which has a 3bln c/m capacity,
Fars News Agency reported.
"Testing the Middle-East's first gas storage facility has started,"
Managing-Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Javad
Oji said in Tehran.
Oji, who is a deputy oil minister for gas affairs, further added that
the facility "has a capacity of storing 3bln cubic meters of gas".
Oji had earlier announced that the country's underground gas storage
facility named Serajeh is ready for launch. He said last month that
the volume of gas stored in Serajeh underground gas storage facility
has by the moment mounted to 350 million cubic meters.
Oji reiterated that storing gas at the facility has already started
adding currently 3.5 million cubic meters of gas is being injected
to the underground facility on a daily basis which will rise to 7
million cm/d step by step.
Since several years ago, the NIGC has started examination of storing
gas in underground facilities, including Serajeh underground facility,
near Qom City.
Injecting gas into Serajeh facility has started since October and
continued without any interruption except a short period in winter
which was the result of rising gas consumption due to cold snap.
The NIGC managing director said the volume of gas storage in Serajeh
facility will hit 1.5 billion cubic meters up to the end of current
Iranian calendar year (ending on March 20, 2013).
Under the fifth five year development plan's regulations, the NIGC
should boost the country's gas storage capacity to 14 billion cubic
meters up to 2015.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 12, 2012 - 15:30 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Senior Iranian gas officials announced on Tuesday,
June 12 that the country has started testing the Middle-East's first
underground gas storage facility, which has a 3bln c/m capacity,
Fars News Agency reported.
"Testing the Middle-East's first gas storage facility has started,"
Managing-Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Javad
Oji said in Tehran.
Oji, who is a deputy oil minister for gas affairs, further added that
the facility "has a capacity of storing 3bln cubic meters of gas".
Oji had earlier announced that the country's underground gas storage
facility named Serajeh is ready for launch. He said last month that
the volume of gas stored in Serajeh underground gas storage facility
has by the moment mounted to 350 million cubic meters.
Oji reiterated that storing gas at the facility has already started
adding currently 3.5 million cubic meters of gas is being injected
to the underground facility on a daily basis which will rise to 7
million cm/d step by step.
Since several years ago, the NIGC has started examination of storing
gas in underground facilities, including Serajeh underground facility,
near Qom City.
Injecting gas into Serajeh facility has started since October and
continued without any interruption except a short period in winter
which was the result of rising gas consumption due to cold snap.
The NIGC managing director said the volume of gas storage in Serajeh
facility will hit 1.5 billion cubic meters up to the end of current
Iranian calendar year (ending on March 20, 2013).
Under the fifth five year development plan's regulations, the NIGC
should boost the country's gas storage capacity to 14 billion cubic
meters up to 2015.