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TEHRAN, June 8 (KUNA) -- Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari said here on
Monday that Iran will be transform from being a country that imports gas to a
country that produces it.
During the inaugration ceremony that was held at Aghajari oilfield in the
southwestern province of Khuzestan, Nozari affirmed that his country is
willing to increase the productivity of gas through establishing seven new
refineries.
He added that the percentage of gas productivity in Iran is 1,650,000
barrels per day through nine refineries.
Referring to the Aghajari gas injection project as being major at both the
local and regional levels, Nozari said, "It would be one of the best ways to
maximize use of oil reserves, and a 35 million litre is to be added to the
crude oil productivity." (end)
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