Makran-Oil and Gas
Oil and Gas Sector
The most important oil and gas projects approved in the Makran Coasts Development Plan:
1. Crude Oil Transfer Pipeline from Goreh to Jask
This project includes the construction of a 993-kilometer, 42-inch pipeline, five pumping stations, two pigging stations, 10 power substations, and 400 kilometers of power transmission lines. The crude oil transfer pipeline from Goreh to Jask aims to transport one million barrels per day.
The construction of this pipeline and its associated facilities will cost approximately 1.5 billion dollars.
The origin of the pipeline is the Goreh region of Ganaveh County in Bushehr Province. After passing through the provinces of Bushehr, Fars, and Hormozgan, it connects to the newly constructed terminal and offshore facilities 60 kilometers west of Jask (Mount Mubarak). The Ministry of Petroleum has acquired 5,000 hectares of land at the end of the pipeline for the construction of oil, gas, and petrochemical facilities. The acquired site has approximately 10 kilometers of coastline with a north-south extension and is located 270 kilometers from Bandar Abbas.
2. Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines to Jask and Chabahar
The Makran Coasts Development Plan includes a 56-inch diameter, 200-kilometer pipeline to transport natural gas to Mount Mubarak in Jask County by connecting to the seventh national pipeline in Roodan County. The required investment for the construction of this line is estimated to be around 300 million dollars.
3. Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines to Jask and Chabahar
Another 170-kilometer pipeline will transport natural gas from the seventh national pipeline in Iranshahr city to Chabahar, providing the ground for the operation of petrochemical units in the Negin Makran Petrochemical Complex. The required investment for the construction of this line is estimated to be 250 million dollars.
The energy sector, particularly oil and gas and related industries, will be the first and most important sector to attract investors' attention in Iran's return to the global economy. Due to the proximity of the Makran region to the open sea, a suitable platform for investment in the field of oil transmission and storage has been provided in this region, which will consequently justify the construction of refineries and downstream industries. In addition, due to the provision of gas transmission infrastructure from the seventh national pipeline passing through the north of this region, it is possible to define downstream gas industry projects, transmission lines to downstream industries, and gas exports to neighboring countries.
The seventh national gas transmission line with a diameter of 56 inches and a length of 907 kilometers starts from the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone. It passes through the provinces of Bushehr (42 km), Fars (72 km), Kerman (153 km), Hormozgan (431 km), and Sistan and Baluchestan (209 km) and ends in Iranshahr. The seventh gas transmission line is currently ready to transfer 50 million cubic meters per day and, if operated at its maximum capacity, has the ability to transfer 110 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.
Construction of the second Iranian oil export terminal and creation of crude oil and product storage tanks in Jask
Natural gas transmission from Jask to Oman
Natural gas transmission from the seventh national pipeline to Jask
Natural gas transmission from the seventh national pipeline to Chabahar
Construction of a refinery in Jask
Gureh (Assaluyeh) - Jask crude oil pipeline
Investment in exploration and production of hydrocarbon fields
Hormoz Refinery
Gas transmission line project from Assaluyeh to Oman
Construction of Jask oil tanks and terminal.
Oil and Gas Sector
According to estimates, the average daily natural gas demand in Hormozgan Province by 2025 is 23.8, Kerman 6.4, and Sistan and Baluchestan 30 million cubic meters, totaling 60.2 million cubic meters. Of this amount, 10 million cubic meters will be
supplied through the Sarkhun gas field and 50 million cubic meters through the seventh national pipeline. Considering the aforementioned information, the seventh national pipeline has a surplus capacity of 50 million cubic meters per day at maximum capacity.
If gas exports to Pakistan and Oman are not implemented, the entire surplus capacity of the three provinces of Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchestan, and Kerman from the seventh national pipeline (50 million cubic meters per day) will be allocated to industrial projects located in Chabahar and Jask. These projects will include petrochemical units, power plants, and other energy-intensive industries.
Oil and Gas Sector
Gas Export Pipeline to Oman
Iran and Oman signed a memorandum of understanding in 2013 on natural gas exports. Negotiations for gas exports to Oman were due to reach their final stages in 2018, but no final agreement was reached. The export capacity of Iranian gas to Oman was estimated to be between 28 and 42 million cubic meters.
The 192-kilometer, 36-inch diameter pipeline will transport natural gas from the Jask region to Sohar in Oman. However, due to the pipeline's passage through the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates and the protracted negotiations to obtain the consent of that country, an alternative pipeline was also proposed in the negotiations. This pipeline would start from Bandar Chabahar in Iran and transport Iranian gas to Oman's LNG facilities via the deep waters of the Oman Sea.
If Iran's gas balance is positive in the coming years, gas exports to Oman will be the most likely option for the country's gas exports. However, the trend of natural gas consumption and production, especially production in the South Pars field, indicates a continuous limitation of the country's gas export capacity. Therefore, the realization of this project seems unlikely.