South Pars Technical Repair and Maintenance Company (TMC) managing director, Mohammad-Kazem Bahmani, said the first refinery of South Pars (SP) field has been overhauled and would become operational in the near future.
The refinery of the first phase of SP field has undergone a 14 day overhaul and is ready for operation at full capacity, PIN quoted Bahmani as saying.
He added the offshore platform and refinery of the first phase were overhauled by the TMC engineers in Assalouyeh, southern province of Bushehr.
"The pipeline of the first phase faces no problem for transferring gas from the offshore platform to the refinery," said the official, adding all safety valves were transferred from the offshore platform and repaired.
The refinery of SP Phase one was put into operation in late October 2004, producing 25 million cubic meters of natural gas, 40,000 barrels of gas condensates, and 200 tons of sulfur per day.
Via: Islamic Republic News Agency
