The National Iranian Gas Company supports the entry of the private sector into gas trade. Saeed Tavakoli, the CEO of this company, emphasized during a meeting with the President and members of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, inviting private sector activists to participate in optimization and gas trade projects, that there are suitable legal and economic capacities for the activities of operating companies and the development of gas imports.
Status of Gas Production and Supply in the Country
Tavakoli stated regarding the latest status of gas production and supply in the country: Before the recent incidents, the country faced a daily imbalance of 250 to 300 million cubic meters of gas during the cold days of the year. However, as a result of enemy attacks, 230 million cubic meters of the country's gas production capacity was lost.
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He added: Immediately after this incident, integrated management meetings were held at the Ministry of Oil to restore the damaged capacities. With the round-the-clock efforts of colleagues, about 40% of the lost capacity has returned to the cycle, and part of the gas condensate production capacity has also been revived.
Consumption Management and Upcoming Challenges
Tavakoli pointed out the complexity of restoring the remaining damaged capacity, stating: About 130 million cubic meters of the lost capacity is still out of the cycle due to damage to equipment and initial points of the refining process, and restoring it requires time and specialized equipment.
He emphasized that despite the extensive damages, the stability of the country's gas network has been maintained, and even in the first hours after the attack, the gas network did not face widespread disruption. This indicates the efforts and coordination of all supply chain activists from upstream to downstream.
The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company also reminded that gas constitutes about 73% of the country's energy basket, highlighting the extensive dependence of various sectors on gas, which increases the necessity of focusing on network sustainability. He warned about the increase in gas consumption in the upcoming winter and the need for consumption management.
He also evaluated the initial results of implementing gas consumption optimization projects as positive, announcing that in one of the implemented projects in Isfahan province, gas consumption per ton of brick production has decreased from about 300 cubic meters to 27.4 cubic meters. There are also significant capacities for reducing consumption in the livestock and poultry sectors.
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