According to PEDEC website, Touraj Dehghani said the wells were planned to come on-stream by February 11 to mark the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

He also stated that a mobile petroleum processing unit would also be launched in the field which would add roughly 50,000 b/d to its production capacity.

Iran is currently producing 100,000 b/d of Crude oil from the field which it shares with Iraq. Last year, 50 new wells were drilled in the field, adding 30,000 b/d to South Azadegan’s production capacity.

Development of the field is a major national project whose wherewithal was supplied domestically, Dehghani added.

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