Speaking on Sunday
at a ceremony to officially launch a project to collect APG in Doroud III, Gholamreza
Amir Shaghaghi, the CEO of Khark Petrochemical Plant, said that the project was
carried out jointly by Khark Petrochemical Plant and the Iranian Offshore Oil
Company (IOOC).
The project
is aimed at preventing burning of APG in Khark region during oil production
operations, he said.
Shaghaghi said
the APG collection scheme was implemented in the shortest period possible and
would be a major environmental measure for the region.
The official
also stated that an estimated production enhancement of 75 tons of methanol, 11
tons of propane, 9 tons of butane, 5.7 tons of naphtha and 27 tons of sulfur was
expected by launching the project in Khark petrochemical facility.
The plant is
expected to become one of the largest producers of methanol and other
petrochemical items in the Persian Gulf region by 2025.