The boost was made possible by removing
some production bottlenecks at the facilities, said National Iranian Gas Company.
Increased output from the two phases is
translated into more feedstock for petrochemical plants.
Last year, phases 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of
the massive gas field came online bringing the country's ethane output to
nearly 3 million tons.
Iran shares the gas field with Qatar in Persian
Gulf waters.