With the installation of the second platform inSP22-24 after load-out and transfer to the sea inFebruary, this phase is ready to reach maximumoutputOnce the four platforms of the offshore sectorof SP22-24 have become fully operational,each platform would offer 14.2 mcm/d of richsour gas.The offshore industry,learning from the past andstepping into designing,engineering, construction,operation and launch ofoffshore platforms withouthaving to seek assistance fromforeign experts, has entereda new era of blossoming andgrowth.SP13 development is aimedat producing 56 mcm/d ofrich gas, 75,000 b/d of gascondensate, 400 tonnes a day
of sulfur, as well as 1.1 mt/y ofliquefied petroleum gas (LPG)and 1 mt/y of ethane.SP22-24 Eye MaximumOutputWith the installation of thesecond platform in SP22-24after load-out and transfer tothe sea in February, this phaseis ready to reach maximumoutput. The operation ofthis platform would add14.2 mcm/d of gas to Iran’sgas output. In January, themain platform of SP22 withthe same capacity startedproducing and supplying gasto the refinery of this project.
Farhad Ijadjoo, manager of theSP22-24 development, said:“Platform 24A has had thehighest rate of progressn operation. It has beenmoved to the sea for
installation in South Pars.”He said that more than2.7 million persons-hoursof activity had been doneat platform 24A. “At thisplatform, about 31,000
inches (diameter) of pipelayingoperations, more than 90kilometers of power cable
and instrument operationsand 3,077 meters of tubingoperations have been carried
out,” he said. He added that allthe engineering, construction,installation and operationactivities at 24A had beenhandled by Iranian specialists.The bulk of necessarycommodities and equipmenthas been sourced domestically.Development of SP22-24 isunder way for the productionof 56 mcm/d of sour gas, 50mcm/d of methane, 2,900 t/dof LPG, 2,750 t/d of ethane,75,000 b/d of gas condensate
and 400 to/d of sulfur.The operator of this project is aconsortium comprising the IranMarine Industrial Company andPetro Sina Arya Oil & Gas Co.Meantime, offshore pipelayingoperations have been donefor a length of 220 kilometers
following the installation ofplatforms at SP22-24.Offshore pipelaying operations
for the route connecting theplatform of SP23 to the onshorerefinery and a glycol pipelineto the platform of this projecthav been completed.Once the four platforms of theoffshore sector of SP22-24have become fully operational,each platform would offer14.2 mcm/d of rich sour gas.In light of precise planning foraccelerating winter gas supply,all hookup and operationactivities for SP22 have beenhandled by Iranian specialistsin compliance with the qualityand security requirementswithin just 19 days, setting anew record in the operation of
The last sweetening trainin the refinery of SP22-24became operational after the
end of pre-commissioningand commissioning stages.The refinery of these phases iscurrently receiving part of itssour gas from SP6-8 and theplatforms 22 and 24A. Once therefinery of SP22-24 has becomefully operational, it would bepossible to sweeten 1.5 bcf/d ofsour gas. With the installationof three new platforms, each
of the three phases of SouthPars would have a productioncapacity of 28 mcm/d.
South Pars holds 40% ofIran’s total gas reserves. Thereservoir, which covers 3,700square kilometers, contains14.2 tcm of gas and 19 billionbarrels of gas condensate.Based on the current prices,South Pars currently holdabout $8,800 billion worth ofreserves. Over the past century,Iran’s revenue from crude oil
exports and sales has been$880 billion. Therefore, thegas contained in South Pars
is valued at 120 years of oilexports. That is why South Parsis instrumental in upgradingthe national, regional andinternational strength of Iran’s
petroleum industry.The second-priority phasesof South Pars are expected to
become operational over thecoming three years, whichwould raise Iran’s gas recoveryfrom this field to over 800mcm/d.