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TEHRAN – Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Hossein Montazer Torbati announced that the company has started manufacturing 35 items of strategic and widely-used goods in the national gas industry in cooperation with the knowledge-based Iranian companies, adding that concurrent with increase in the production capacity and processing in refinery, the national gas industry will soon obtain self-sufficiency and it will need no imports of foreign goods and will celebrate the achievement.

Montazer Torbati pointed to the increase in Iran’s gas production capacity and setting consecutive records in the production chain, transfer, distribution, development and exports of gas, adding that concurrent with massive planning for retaining the gas production, the developmental plans of the gas industry have not been halted in the sanctions era and even during the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

He added that in the year of surge in production, the company has put on its agenda some plans for maximum utilization from the capacity of manufacturers, contractors and Iranian producers, reiterating that to make production network needless of imports, the company has defined and started a four-stage strategic plan for indigenizing knowledge and technology of widely-used items in the gas industry.

Montazer Torbati pointed to the identification of technological and strategical needs of the national gas industry and 20 items needed by NIGC in refining, transfer and distribution sectors, asserting that currently 35 most demanded items in the gas industry have been identified and the work for their manufactures have begun in cooperation with knowledge-based Companies which will reduce the national gas industry’s dependence on foreign purchase and imports.

He further announced the company’s support from construction of the first complex for producing chemical materials which are needed for sweetening the gas in the country, adding that it is expected the complex to join the network by the end of next year and it will make gas industry needless of importing four items of chemicals.

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TEHRAN – National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Dispatching Director Mehdi Jamshidi Dana says although Turkey has announced it would receive necessary equipment for repairing the exploded gas pipeline, the reason behind its delay is still unknown

Speaking to ILNA, Jamshidi Dana said that Iran has officially announced its Turkish partner its readiness to dispatch necessary equipment and skillful forces for repairing the gas pipeline and it has no problem.

He went on to say that he does not understand the reason behind Turkey’s delay for repairing the pipeline and resumption of receiving gas, admitting there are several assumptions but the main reason is vague. Jamshidi Dana once again reiterated that Iran can repair the pipeline in a week.

On the extension of contract for gas exports to Turkey, he said the outbreak of the Coronavirus has delayed the talks for extension of contract but it is on the agenda and there is no problem.

Meanwhile a member of energy commission of Majlis said according to the international obligations, Iran should export gas to Turkey according to the contract and Turkey should get it.

On the possible U.S. pressures on Turkey for not buying Iran’s gas, Reza Bakhtiar said the relation between Iran and Turkey has been good and amicable even in the sanctions era and it does not seem Turkey to stop buying Iran gas due to the U.S. sanctions because they know that sanctions are temporary.

Earlier on Monday, Oil Minister said Turkey had been delaying repair work on blown-up gas pipeline with no clear reason.

Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said he was unaware why Turkey had been delaying repair work on an Iranian gas pipeline that was blown up in late March.

“I don’t know for what reason the repair has been delayed,” said Zanganeh, adding that such repair works usually takes several days to complete.

The comments come against then backdrop of reports suggesting that Turkey is deliberately delaying the repairs on the gas pipeline that was blown up on March 31. Those reports say Ankara is trying to get a price reduction from Iran while it also seeks to appease the United States which pressures other countries to halt energy trade with Iran.

Zanganeh said that Turkey has also refused to allow Iran to carry out the repair work on then gas pipeline.

“We declared that we are ready to repair this pipeline for them but the Turks did not welcome this proposal,” he said.

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