Iran Found Huge Gas Field

A huge natural gas reservoir was found in Kish island in the Persian Gulf waters, according to an announcement by the Oil Exploration National Company of Iran.

The exploration work in the island began in Azar last November, and it has now reached a massive oil reservoir at the depth of 4,100 metres under the surface. According to this report, the Kangan, Nar and Dalan layers are the current boundaries of the field. Furthermore, the pressure at this natural gas reservoir is between 5 and 8 pounds per square inch. On the basis of information received, a further 300 metres needs to be excavated in order to reach the final depth of this gas well.

Furthermore, commenting on the new discovery of natural gas reserves in Kish Island, Engineer Hamid Burd, the manager of the special projects department at the Oil Exploration National Company of Iran, said: "While in the past all the major oil and gas fields have always been situated in the southern half of the Persian Gulf waters, the discovery of the new field in the northern half of the Persian Gulf is a very interesting development."