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The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) was established in 1965 as one of the four principal
companies affiliated to the
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of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
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with 25,000 million
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initial capital.
NIGC is responsible for the treatment, transmission, and delivery of
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
to the domestic, industrial, and commercial sectors and
power plants. The National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC) was created in 2003 to manage and to supervise all gas pipeline and LNG projects. Until May 2010, NIGEC was under the control of the NIOC, but the Petroleum Ministry transferred NIGEC, incorporating it under NIGC in an attempt to broaden responsibility for new natural gas projects.
As at 2012, 12,750 villages have been connected to gas network. NIGC does not play a role in awarding upstream gas projects; that task remains in the hands of the
National Iranian Oil Company
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC; fa, شرکت ملّی نفت ایران, Sherkat-e Melli-ye Naft-e Īrān) is a government-owned national oil and natural gas producer and distributor under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Ir ...
. Iran has the largest gas network in the
Middle East
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with of
high-pressure pipelines.
Main subsidiaries
![Bidboland gas refinery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Bidboland_gas_refinery.jpg)
The NIGC subsidiaries are:
![Natural gas infrastructure](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Natural_gas_infrastructure.png)
* Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company
* Iranian Gas Transmission Company
* Iranian Underground Gas Storage Company
* Iranian Gas Distribution Company
* Iranian Gas Commerce Company
* National Iranian Gas Export Company
* Provincial Gas Companies
* Gas Refining Companies
Technology
Iran is able to produce all the parts needed for its gas refineries. Iran plans to export its first
LNG
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volu ...
cargo by 2013. Iran is expected to launch its first gas to liquids (GTL) plant by 2018.
Development
![Nat Gas Prod&Cons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Nat_Gas_Prod%26Cons.gif)
In 2011, Iran’s net export of gas in 2010 was 1.57 billion cubic metres. In 2010, Iran’s exports and imports of natural gas were 8.42 and 6.85 billion cubic metres respectively. In 2010, Iran exported 0.4, 0.25, and 7.77 billion cubic metres of gas to Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Turkey
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respectively. In terms of imports, Iran has received 0.35 and 6.5 billion cubic metres from Azerbaijan and
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
respectively.
Iran has approximately 29.6 trillion cubic meters of
proven gas reserves which accounts for 16% of the world’s total reserves. This places Iran behind Russia with the second largest gas reserves worldwide. In 2009, Iran’s natural gas production stood at 116 billion cubic metres. In 2010, this number rose to 138.5 billion cubic metres which shows a 19% increase. Iran plans to boost its natural gas production by 200 million cubic meters until March 2016. Most of Iran’s gas is consumed domestically and has been increasing at an average annual rate of 12% for the past 15 years. Iran is seeking to reach a capacity of one million bpd of
GTL-derived gasoline within the next decade.
In 2011, Iran signed a contract worth $10 billion with Baghdad and Damascus in order to export Iran’s gas to
Iraq
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,
Syria
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,
Lebanon
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, the Mediterranean region and eventually Europe. It is estimated that in the next three to four years there will be an excess production of 200-250 million cubic metres of gas in the
South Pars gas field
The South Pars/North Dome field is a natural-gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is by far the world's largest natural gas field, IEA, World Energy Outlook 2008 - Chapter 12 - Natural gas resources and production prospects, p.298 ...
, the largest worldwide gas field located in
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...
.
The
liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility built in 2014 and named "Shourijeh" can supply 4.8 billion cubic metres of natural gas and aims to reduce gas imports from Turkmenistan.
See also
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The nationalization of the Iran oil industry movement
The nationalization of the Iranian oil industry resulted from a movement in the Iranian parliament (Majlis) to seize control of Iran's oil industry, which had been run by private companies, largely controlled by foreign interests. The legislatio ...
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Aghajari Gas Injection Project
Aghajari Gas Injection Project is the world’s biggest enhanced oil recovery) project to be inaugurated in Iran in late 2008.
The reservoir dimension of Aghajari fields is 56×6 km with the original oil-in-place of and 10.2 billion barre ...
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Iran Natural Gas Reserves
According to the Iran Petroleum Ministry, the proved natural gas reserves of Iran are about or about 17.8% of world's total reserves, of which 33% are as associated gas and 67% is in non associated gas fields. It has the world's second larg ...
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South Pars Gas Field
The South Pars/North Dome field is a natural-gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is by far the world's largest natural gas field, IEA, World Energy Outlook 2008 - Chapter 12 - Natural gas resources and production prospects, p.298 ...
**
North Pars Gas Field
North Pars Gas Field ( fa, میدان گازی پارس شمالی) is one of the biggest independent gas fields of the world. This field which was discovered in 1967 is located some 120 kilometers south east of Bushehr province in water depths o ...
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Golshan Gas Field
The Golshan gas field is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries which is located at approximately 180 km south east of Bushehr, 65 km offshore the Persian Gulf. The volume of gas in place (GIP) of the field is estimated at 42 to 56 TCF.POGC Websi
On ...
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Ferdowsi Gas Field
The Ferdowsi Gas Field is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries, located at approximately 190 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, 85 kilometers off the coast of Iran, in the Persian Gulf.
The volume of gas and recoverable gas in this field is estimat ...
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Kish Gas Field
Kish gas Field is a giant gas field close to Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.
It is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries which was discovered in 2006 and holds of gas in place of which is recoverable.
The field also holds at least of condensate ...
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Persian LNG
Persian LNG is the LNG project in Iran. It has been defined based on the reserves of the South Pars gas field. The project is developed by the National Iranian Gas Export Company.
Technical description
Persian LNG project consists of development ...
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Iran LNG
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Rhum gasfield
The Rhum Gas Field ( fa, میدان گاز رم) is a gas field owned halfly between UK's BP and Iran, located north-east of Aberdeen in UK, in 109 metres (350 ft) of water. It's gas production and export began on 20 December 2005.
Develo ...
References
External links
NIGC Official Website- Iran's entry
- Brief 2002 study
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Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Government agencies established in 1965
Government-owned companies of Iran
Oil and gas companies of Iran
Iranian companies established in 1965
Energy companies established in 1965