Touraj Dehghani, CEO of the South Pars Oil and Gas Company, announced plans to restore part of the gas production capacity to operational status by winter during a visit by the caretaker of the Ministry of Oil to the damaged refineries of the South Pars field. He stated that despite existing challenges, efforts are being made to quickly revive gas production capacities.
Prioritizing the Restoration of Capacities
Dehghani told Shana news agency: "We are trying to restore part of the production capacity to operational status by winter, despite the heavy and difficult work." He also referred to the priority of restoring production lines and emphasized that these actions must be carried out quickly to ensure their positive impacts on the country's energy supply.
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Visit to the Reconstruction Process of Refineries
On Tuesday (October 21), the caretaker of the Ministry of Oil, along with Arsalan Zarei, the governor of Bushehr, and Mousa Ahmadi, the head of the Energy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, visited the damaged refineries of South Pars and the Jam and Mobin Energy Petrochemical complexes. During this visit, the reconstruction process and actions taken to revive the damaged sections of these refineries were reviewed.
The CEO of the South Pars Oil and Gas Company also expressed hope that with the decisions made, the reconstruction process of the refineries would accelerate and facilitate the quicker return of gas production capacities. According to him, these projects are being implemented with financing from banks in the region, and during the visit, some existing challenges were reviewed and decisions were made to address them.
Existing Challenges and Solutions
In this regard, Dehghani pointed to the problems and challenges in the reconstruction process and said: "Past experiences have shown that in such projects, coordination among various institutions and appropriate financing is of great importance. With the cooperation of financial institutions and banks, we can achieve our goals in the shortest possible time."
He also emphasized that technical and operational challenges must be carefully examined to prevent delays in the return of production capacity. According to Dehghani, the revival of refineries will not only help meet the country's gas needs but will also have positive economic impacts.
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