The 25-kilometer pipeline which is agreed to carry Iran’s gas from Khorramshahr to Iraq’s Basra is scheduled to pump 5 million cubic meters of gas daily to the neighboring port city in its first phase upon signing of the contract...

The 25-kilometer pipeline which is agreed to carry Iran’s gas from Khorramshahr to Iraq’s Basra is scheduled to pump 5 million cubic meters of gas daily to the neighboring port city in its first phase upon signing of the contract.

“We are ready to put the project into operation as soon as the contract is signed,” managing director of the Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company (IGEDC) Hassan Montazer Torbati told Shana.
On the transfer of gas to the capital city of Baghdad, the official also said that testing the pipeline is in the final stages and it is expected to be launched in the near future.

About NIGC

The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) was established in 1965 as one of the four principal companies affiliated to the Ministry of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran.