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14 of the giant South Pars gas eld is set
to become operational in September. e hookup operation for this platform that had been recently installed by HL-5000 vessel is now over. e platform is set to produce 14.1 mcm/d of gas.
With the completion of o shore pipeline construction, gas production at Platform 14B would start in December. SP14 is currently producing 28 mcm/d of gas.
e contract for SP14 development
was signed between National Iranian oil Company (NIoC) and eight contractors in June 2010. e design of this phase is similar to that of other South Pars phases.
e accumulated recovery of 56 mcm/d
of sour gas requires the drilling of 44 wells. Gas would be extracted from four platforms, including two main and two satellite platforms. e o shore gas carried to onshore gas treatment facilities and is processed there prior to being dispatched to consumers.
is phase was initially set to be completed
in 35 months, but due to the multiplicity of contractors, the project did not come online on schedule and it has been delayed by six years now.
e o shore sector of this phase is currently in its nal stages. According to NIoC plan, SP14 gas production would reach 5 mcm/d by next winter.
Mohammad-Mehdi Tavasolipour,
SP14 project manager, said: “With the commissioning of Platform 14B, in addition to sweet gas production, 20,000 b/d of gas condensate, 100 tonnes per day of sulfur, as well as 250,000 tonnes a year of LPG and 250,000 tonnes a year of ethane would be processed.”
He added that the gas production capacity at SP14 o shore facility would reach 42 mcm/d or 1.5 bcf/d.
Platform 14B incorporates 80 kilometers of cable and 11 wells.
Tavasolipour also touched on Platform 14D, saying: “ is platform is the last platform in SP14, which is now 93% complete in the Iran Marine Industrial Company Yard in Bushehr.”
He added that Platform 14D would be
installed on its predetermined location by october. He said that the drilling of 11 wells was over, while corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) pipes were being installed.
Tavasolipour said that with the completion of o shore pipes, hydrotesting and installation of pipes between Platforms 14B and 14D would have been ful lled by December to allow gas ow from these platforms.
As President Hassan Rouhani took o ce in 2013, the Petroleum Ministry gave priority to the operation of remaining phases of South Pars which Iran shares with neighboring Qatar. Due to nancial restrictions, the phases with a higher degree of physical progress were prioritized for nancing and completion. Under the rst round of administration of Rouhani, SP12, SP15&16, SP17&18, SP19, SP20&21 came online. SP13 and SP22-24 also became operational last March.
Tavasolipour said due to the completion of the o shore phase of SP14, the onshore phase of this phase (re nery construction) would be prioritized for nancing in the current calendar year.
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Clariant Catalysts expands
in Middle East with new
office in Saudi
Clariant has announced that the Catalysts business of the company has opened a new service and support o ce in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
e chemical company stated that the new o ce is located on the country’s eastern coast, and Jubail is the world’s largest industrial city and an important site for the petrochemical market.
e new o ce is therefore ideally positioned to serve regional customers with its advanced catalysts for petrochemical and re nery applications, as well as to o er dedicated assistance and technical services.
e new branch is the fourth o ce of Clariant Catalysts in the Middle East and will play a vital role in the company’s plan to strengthen its presence and partnerships in the region. e local team will be actively supported by Clariant experts from around the world.
Stefan Heuser, senior vice-president and general manager business unit catalysts at Clariant, commented, “We are extremely pleased to forge closer ties with valued customers in the Middle East. e expansion demonstrates our commitment to the region, and will allow us to showcase our state-of- the-art catalysts, which are designed to deliver excellent performance, and enable highly economical and sustainable production of numerous petrochemicals.”
Clariant’s portfolio for re nery applications includes catalysts for extremely e cient fuel upgrading and puri cation, as well as for
the removal of sulfur, chlorine, arsenic and mercury.
e company’s solutions for the petrochemicals industry include high- performance catalysts for the production of major petrochemical building blocks such as ethylene, propylene, butadiene and styrene, in addition to a complete range of catalysts for the production of various polypropylene grades.
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NISOC signs 2 deals to manage APG in Khuzestan
e National Iranian South oil Company has signed contracts with Maroun Petrochemical Company in Mahshahr and Persian
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC) to capture are gas from oil elds in Kohgilouyeh- Boyerahmad and Khuzestan provinces, the NISoC managing director said. “the two companies will gradually harness associated petroleum gases from oil elds in aghajari, Gachsaran and ahvaz over the next three years,” ahmad mohammadi said in tehran on sunday, Irna reported.
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