, stores, yards and restaurants are being disinfected, the temperature of all staff is being measured every day, food is distributed in disposable recipients. In addition, masks, gloves and hand sanitizers are being distributed among staff and families, and computers and telephones are disinfected regularly. Regarding education materials, the staff have become familiarized with the novel coronavirus through pamphlets, text messages and contents available on the company’s website. The staff were encouraged to stay home and not leave home for unnecessary affairs. The HSE affairs department of District 4 also provided education materials to staff and their families through social media.
Dasht station is among installations with unique network maneuvering. Would you please provide approaches for the operation of this station?
The Dasht gas compressor station was launched in 2016 and since the operating staff were not experienced enough in operating these turbocompressors they took steps towards sustainable gas transmission.
Dasht station can receive gas from several points. In light of these multipurpose conditions for gas supply to northern and northeastern provinces, gas capacity at Hasheminejad refinery and the Shourijeh gas storage facility, Dasht gas compression station have certain conditions regarding gas transmission drills, technical conditions are conducive to better gas transmission. These technical conditions highlight the operational flexibility of the zone in gas supply to north and northeastern Iran. The gas stations which are in operation now, allowed us to reverse gas transmission from northern Iran to Khorasan Razavi Province and prevent gas cut in the province.
What are your plans for developing cooperation with domestic companies with regard to supplying necessary items and equipment?
Given the potential of Iranian youth and manufacturers, we have tried to make sure about the domestic manufacturing and supply of all items and equipment. Cold cutters, air obstruction systems, fully hydraulic grease pumps, hot taps, spare parts for line break systems and the test equipment have been sourced domestically. We have become self-sufficient in the manufacturing and supply of equipment.
What did you specifically do last calendar year? Have you made any plans with regard to this year’s slogan?
In the oil and gas industry, the focus has been always on the potential and expertise of Iranian manpower. Every day we have made progress and undoubtedly, international sanctions will further accelerate our progress. Therefore, benefiting from the services of domestic companies has been always helpful. Under the present circumstances, we are ready to engage domestic companies in the manufacturing of equipment needed for gas transmission. The major activities carried out last calendar year in District 4 included sharing technical knowhow with manufacturers and suppliers through defining the process of self-sufficiency for imported and strategic items, exchanging technical views with manufacturing companies and communicating with parks of science and technology (signing MOUs with Mashhad’s Park of Science and Technology), signing agreements for building equipment and spare parts. Last calendar year, 162 counts of purchases were made from domestic manufacturers for IRR 45 billion.
A new chapter has started in IGTC’s self-sufficiency. What has been specifically done in District 4?
A self-sufficiency committee has been set up to help benefit from the innovation and creativity of staff. The committee comprises young and creative experts. Important measures have been undertaken, like electronic cards used in operating dresser-rand turbocompressors. The manufacturer of these cards had stopped supplying these cards in 1990, and without them it was impossible to use these compressors. We finally managed to produce more than 45 kinds of cards in the country. After that we moved to manufacture most control systems. About 80% of control equipment for turbocompressors is manufactured domestically. Another self-sufficiency measure taken was manufacturing a stand for the overhaul of turbines, which saved about € 500,000. Building a chamber for turbines also saved about € 250,000. Domestic lubricants were also used instead of the oil, each barrel of which cost 4,000 dollars. Welding trucks, hydraulic cold cutters, transforming pneumatic cold cutters to hydraulic systems, cathodic protection monitoring and control, switching supply instead of rectifiers, providing hardware, providing infrastructure for distance control of automatic valves, demagnetizers, hot taps and line breaks are cases in point.