78Percent of Progress in Construction of South Pars Phase 19

The Phase 19 of the South Pars gas field has made 78 percent of progress. Once fully developed, it will add 50 million cubic meters per day of sweet gas to the national grid.

Meantime, the drilling operations in the Phase has made over 72 percent progress. The drilling of Platform C has finished and drilling of the Platform B of the phase will also be complete by the end of the current year.

The South Pars gas field, divided into 28 phases, is located in the Persian Gulf on the common border between Iran and Qatar. The field is estimated to hold 14 trillion cubic meters of gas as well as 18 billion barrels of condensates.

The field covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which lie in Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remaining 6,000 square kilometers, better known as the North Dome, are located in Qatar's territorial waters.

South Pars gas field is a natural gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is the world's largest gas field, shared between Iran and Qatar. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the field holds an estimated 1,800 trillion cubic feet (51 trillion cubic meters) of in-situ natural gas and some 50 billion barrels (7.9 billion cubic meters) of natural gas condensate.