South Pars project to support pipe production in Iran
🌐 پروژه پارس جنوبی از تولید لوله در ایران حمایت می کند
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The recent deal between the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and fourth-ranked international oil and gas company Total will support local pipe mills spurring production. In addition, the contract might bring some benefits to Iranian major flat steel producer.
Being the first Iranian petroleum contract, the agreement, signed between two companies for 20 years, gives Total an opportunity to develop phase 11 of the world’s largest gas field South Pars (SP11) as a key operator with a 50.1% interest. Chinese state-owned oil and gas company CNPC and Petropars, a wholly owned subsidiary of NIOC, will be engaged in the project with interest share at 30% and 19.9% respectively, Metal Expert learnt from the official statement.
Iranian pipe manufacturers will benefit from project development, which is expected to supply the domestic market with natural gas starting from 2021. “Right now Mahshahr Pipe Mill is ready to sign the contract with Total for oil and gas pipes for the development of SP11. The project requires at least 120 km of pipes,” Amir Hossein Kaveh, Head of the Syndicate of Steel Pipe and Profile Manufacturers, told Metal Expert. It is worth mentioning that the mentioned above production facility is one of the subsidiaries of SADID Industrial Group, which is well-positioned in the steel pipe segment.
In addition, the local government may give some preferences in choosing pipe suppliers for the project. “Parliament approved laws aiming to maximise utilisation of domestic production capacity… Import of any kind of pipe, which has the domestic alternative, would be restricted and Syndicate will monitor this important issue,” Amir Hossein Kaveh told Metal Expert.
In case Iranian pipe producers increase production, they will require additional volumes of feedstock lending support to flat steel suppliers, Mobarakeh Steel Company first of all. It is worth mentioning that currently the country’s pipe and profile capacity is working at 30-35% of their designed potential (18.5 million tpy) due to certain challenges in the market, as Metal Expert learnt.