Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 8

21-Feb-2011

IRAN

NIGC Repairs Three Gas Trunklines After Explosion

Three gas trunklines damaged in an explosion on 11 February have been repaired and brought back into operation, the petroleum ministrys Shana website reported on 14 February. The explosion occurred near a major gas dispatching center 25km south of Qom and damaged the IGAT-1, IGAT-2 and IGAT-3 trunklines. The pipelines were carrying some 250mn cmd of gas to nine provinces in western and...