Iran Has Comprehensive Plans for Gas Storage

Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Javad Oji said his country has comprehensive plans for gas storage.               

"Gas storage in natural facilities would meet domestic demand and effectively contribute to secure energy supply to international markets," Fars News Agency quoted Oji.

He said that gas storage involves sophisticated technology and effective steps have been taken in recent years for acquiring this sophisticated knowledge. “Sarajeh storage facility, which is the first gas storage facility in Iran and the Middle East, symbolizes these efforts," said Oji.

He said studies have been conducted on more than 200 storage facilities, 40 of which have been diagnosed to be proper.

Oji said Iran's second natural gas storage facility would come on-stream in Khangiran in Eastern Iran in summer, Fars reported.