Crude Production in Iran’s Hendijan to Rise 22,000 bpd

05 July 2014 | 21:25 Code : 1935348 Latest Headlines
TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil production from the offshore Hendijan oilfield in the Persian Gulf is expected to rise by 22,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2014), an Iranian oil official said.

“Given development activities in Hendijan oilfield, we hope that production from this field would rise by around 22,000 bdp this year,” Director for Planning at Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) Mohammad Hossein Daneshfar said, the oil ministry's website reported.

“The necessary jackets for the development of Hendijan oilfield have already been installed and four wells are being drilled simultaneously. With the drilling of these wells, enhanced production from this field will start,” he said.

Hendijan field started production in the late 1950s. The oil produced by this field is of 26 to 27 degrees API.