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FUELS in addition to being used as fuel is used in South Pars refineries and active marketing for
many industries, including the petrochemical liquefied petroleum gas export, loss of LPG
10% reduction in LPG Loss industry.” has now been significantly reduced, so that
despite a 15% increase in production in the
He added: “Despite the very high intrinsic
in Iran value of this product, unfortunately in last seven months of [the calendar year of]
recent years, part of LPG in gas refineries
1400 (which ended on March 20) compared
The CEO of the National Iranian Gas was injected and burned into the national to the same period in 1399, the amount of
Company (NIGC) announced a 10% gas network along with natural gas; after the liquefied petroleum gas burned during this
decrease in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) establishment of the 13th administration, the period fell by 10%.”
consumption in the country over the last Ministry of Petroleum put top on its agenda According to Chegeni, as a result of these
seven months compared to the same period preventing waste of valuable compounds measures, the amount of liquefied petroleum
last year. including liquefied petroleum gas.” gas exported in the last seven months of 1400
In an interview with Shana, Majid Chegeni The deputy minister of petroleum for reached 2,608 thousand tons, which compared
talked about the measures taken by the gas affairs emphasized: “With basic and to the same period in 1399, has increased by
Ministry of Petroleum to prevent the loss of infrastructural measures such as launching about 15 percent.
LPG and increase its production and exports: Siraf Pars Export Port, to complete the SHANA
“Liquefied petroleum gas is a valuable product remaining units in South Pars refineries
in the natural gas production chain that and launching gas vapor collection units in

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