The gas and liquefied gas plant 3200 has a daily processing capacity
of 250 million cubic feet of gas associated with oil from the production of
crude oil from the West Karun fields.
The gas refining project of Hoveizeh, which has been implemented with
an investment of $1.338 billion and 221 billion Tomans, has been built in two
phases with a daily processing capacity of 250 million cubic feet of
oil-associated gases in each phase.
The project has been constructed to collect oil gases from Yadavaran,
Azadegan North and South, Yaran North and South, Darkhovin and Sohrab, Sepehr,
Jofeir, Sousangerd and Bandkarkheh fields.
After collecting the oil-associated gases, products with higher added
value are produced, producing 97,000 barrels of NGL per day to deliver to
petrochemical plants through an 185-kilometer pipeline.
Additionally, 360 million cubic feet of sweet gas will be injected
into the national line and West Karun power plant, and 41 tons of sulfur will
be produced daily in the complex.
The full operation of the Hoveizeh Gas Refining Project, including
both phases, and the daily receipt of 500 million cubic feet of sour gas will
reduce approximately 14,000 tons of CO2 greenhouse gases in the region every
year, and all the gases associated with oil in the West Karun fields will be
100% collected.
This project is expected to generate about $500 million annually from
the total of two phases, and the rate of return on capital of the Persian Gulf
gas refining project is 6 years.
The gas refining project has created jobs for about 4,000 people at
the time of implementation, and after completion, it will create jobs for 1,000
to 1,200 people directly and about 6 to 7 thousand people indirectly.
Furthermore, the license of the project is completely domestic, and
the share of domestic construction in this project is 80-85%.
The executive operation of the Hoveizeh Gas Refining Project, which
was originally called NGL 3200, was started in 2012 and was under the control
of Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC). Due to the slow
progress of implementation, it was handed over to Persian Gulf Petrochemical
Industries Company (PGPIC) with 21% progress in 2012.
This Bandar Imam petrochemical feed supply project was one of the
subsidiary companies of PGPIC, and this had a significant effect on increasing
the speed of implementation.
After that, it was renamed Persian Gulf Yadavaran Gas Refining
Company, which, due to the name similarity with Yadavaran field, became Persian
Gulf Hoveizeh Gas Refining Company.
The Hoveizeh Gas Refining Company was built on a land of 220 hectares
in the south of Jofeir oil field and north of Yadavaran oil field, located 60
km south of Hoveizeh County. With the successful launch of the first phase of
the project, the Shuhada Hoveizeh Gas Refinery is set to bring many benefits to
the region and provide a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to oil and gas
waste.