According to the company’s public relations office, the large-scale
project, valued at over 1.4 billion euros, is underway across four
provinces—Khuzestan, Bushehr, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, and parts of Fars. It
comprises 33 key subprojects, including five gas pre-compression and injection
units, 10 flare gas recovery projects, 12 gas processing and optimization
units, and five joint initiatives. The project has reached over 71% completion,
with several major components already operational.
Key infrastructure brought online includes gas pre-compression units
at gas and gas-liquid plants (NGL 900 and 1000), a 230-kilovolt substation at
the NGL 900 pre-compression facility, and a 132-kilovolt substation at the NGL
1000 facility. Additionally, a 132-kilovolt substation at the Pazanan
reinjection station, a new gas injection facility in Gachsaran, and a
400-kilovolt power substation and transmission line have been commissioned
under an Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC)
framework.
A key element of the initiative is the Rag Sefid 1 dehydration and
compression unit, designed to process up to 145 million cubic feet per day of
associated petroleum gas (APG). This facility plays a pivotal role in
eliminating flaring in the region and cutting emissions. The Rag Sefid site
integrates six upstream cluster projects, the dehydration and compression unit,
and a 132-kilovolt substation, with a total investment exceeding 235 million
euros.
Innovative design changes by the project management team and Bidboland
Refinery have accelerated early production, reducing flaring at the six-cluster
sites and ensuring gas is efficiently utilized. To support stable operations,
Bidboland has invested in a 132-kilovolt power substation at Rag Sefid, along
with a 38-kilometer dual-circuit 132-kilovolt transmission line from the Eisar
substation in Omidiyeh.
The cluster facilities recover associated gas from Rag Sefid’s oil
wells, separating crude oil from gas. Of the captured volume, 125 million cubic
feet per day—equivalent to 3.5 million cubic meters—is processed at the Rag
Sefid 1 dehydration and compression unit. With the first-phase commissioning of
four clusters, over 80 million cubic feet per day of gas flaring has been
eliminated, significantly reducing energy imbalances while supplying gas to
Bidboland Refinery. The processed gas has led to the deactivation of six flares
and further reductions in flaring elsewhere in the region.
The final phase of gas transmission from cluster sites and the Rag
Sefid 1 facility to Bidboland Refinery is set for completion in the near
future. The project marks a milestone in Iran’s oil and gas industry, advancing
environmental protection, energy efficiency, and hydrocarbon resource
optimization. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by [Editor Name])