Stating that drilling the first appraisal well started in the north part of the country, Hassan Montazer Torbati elaborated on the latest state of construction and development of Iran"s new natural gas storage projects, adding that with the development of South Pars and the increase in the country"s natural gas production capacity, the construction and exploitation of new projects of Iran"s natural gas storage have been prioritized.

Deputy Minister of Petroleum announced that the exploitation of new natural gas storage plans will increase the sustainability and resilience of Iran"s gas transmission network, especially in the peak seasons of gas consumption, stating that now, 7 new projects of construction and development of natural gas storage in different provinces of the country is on the agenda of the National Iranian Gas Company