Offshore staff
TEHRAN -- Iran expects first oil from its $300-million Hengam field development in the Persian Gulf in mid-March.
According to Iran Offshore Oil Co. Managing Director Mahmood Zirakchianzade, the program has been undertaken quickly compared with similar projects in Iran and elsewhere in the region.
Hengam is being developed with two platforms, with production set to ramp up gradually as further wells are drilled. The oil will be piped to onshore separation/refining facilities on Qeshm Island designed to handle up to 100,000 b/d.
Zirakchianzade, speaking to Iran’s Petroenergy Information Network (Shana), added that 30 km (18.6 mi) of the 70-km (43.5-mi) pipeline linking Hengam to Bandar Abbas would be underwater, representing the country’s longest subsea pipeline.
03/01/2010
