South Pars Phase 11 boosts output to 24 mcm/day, eyes higher capacity
Cumulative production of rich gas from Phase 11 of Iran’s South Pars field has reached 16.6 billion cubic meters, an energy volume equivalent to roughly 100 million barrels of crude oil, the project’s development manager said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters, Keyvan Tariqati, the project manager for Phase 11 development, said daily output from the phase currently stands at about 24 million cubic meters, adding that this level of production has played a key role in meeting domestic energy demand, increasing recovery from the shared South Pars field, and safeguarding national interests.
The 11th well of the phase is on the verge of coming online.
South Pars, shared with Qatar, is responsible for 70% of Iran’s natural gas supply and 40% of the feedstock needed in the country’s gasoline production sector. It covers 40 offshore drilling rigs, hundreds of wells, and thousands of kilometers of underwater pipelines across 28 development phases.
“Concurrent with the ongoing development program of this phase, initial flow testing and acidizing of the 11th well on the SPD11B platform have been successfully completed,” Tariqati said. “After connecting to the platform, this well will gradually add approximately 2.3 to 2.5 million cubic meters per day of rich gas – natural gas with high hydrocarbon content – to Phase 11’s production capacity, raising the platform’s daily output to about 26 million cubic meters of rich gas.”
Phase 11 is the final development project among the 24 phases of the shared South Pars field with Qatar and was awarded under Iran’s new IPC model to Petropars.
South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, is responsible for 70% of Iran’s natural gas supply and 40% of the feedstock needed in the country’s gasoline production sector. It covers 40 offshore drilling rigs, hundreds of wells, and thousands of kilometers of underwater pipelines across the development phases.
Development of this cross-border phase has accelerated since the start of the current government, with daily gas production rising from roughly 12 million cubic meters on August 21, 2024, to more than 24 million cubic meters in January 2025 — a growth of over 100%.
With the 11th well coming on stream, daily output from the SPD11B platform is set to increase further to approximately 26 million cubic meters of rich gas.