South Pars Phase-14 Gas: Partial Restart

4 Jul 2025 Issue: 68 / 27 By: Yesar Al-Maleki

Iran’s South Pars Phase 14 gas processing plant is partially operational, but the train which was hit by an Israeli drone strike is still undergoing repair work and it’s unclear how long it will be offline for. If repairs stretch into the peak demand seasons then Iran’s gas balance will come under additional pressure.

Iran has brought three trains back online at the 2bn cfd South Pars Phase 14 gas processing plant, but the fourth 500mn cfd train which was damaged in an Israeli strike last month remains offline (MEES, 27 June). The processing trains at Kangan, northwest of Assaluyeh, receive gas via subsea pipelines from Iran’s giant South Pars gas field.

Touraj Dehghani, CEO of South Pars Oil and Gas Company (SPOGC) announced on 25 June that operations at the Phase 14 facility have been restarted, with sales gas being supplied to the national grid. However, despite Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency stating that the damaged train “was rebuilt within a period of about 10 days by the efforts of Iranian engineers and returned to operation,” it appears to still be offline. NIOC-subsidiary Petropars stated on 29 June that just three units are operational. (CONTINUED - 830 WORDS)