Shana - Operator of phases 22 to 24 of the South Pars gas field said two offshore platforms belonging to the projects would become operational by late January 2019.

According to Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), Farhad Izadjou said the phases had made 92 percent progress in both onshore and offshore section.

He said the onshore refining section of the phases had gained 93.4 progress, construction of offshore platforms was 94 percent complete, offshore drilling of the phases had made 87% progress, and construction of pipelines for the phases was 91 percent complete.

Pars Oil and Gas Co., as the developer of South Pars phases, is committed to launching half of the production chain of any South Pars development project by the end of this calendar year, which began on March 21.

Operator of South Pars phase development projects 22 to 24 said Platform 24A of Phase 24 was planned to come on-stream by late December or early January.

Production of 56.6 million cubic meters of gas per day, 75,000 barrels/day of gas condensate, 400 tons of sulfur, and annual production of 1.05 million tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and one million tons of ethane are aimed at by developing the phases.