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| Huge Iranian aromatic petrochemical complex to be opened |
| 2007-07-02 |
| The largest aromatic petrochemical complex of the world is to be inaugurated Monday morning in southern Iranian Port of Asalooyeh in a ceremony attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez. The petrochemical plant "Borzooyeh" is designed to produce parazayline, artozayline, benzene, rafinit, heavy aromatics, liquefied gas, heavy and light hydrocarbons and penthane cut. According to a statement issued by president's office on Sunday evening, they are scheduled to visit the South Pars energy region in Asalooyeh and also attend the ground breaking ceremony of a refinery construction project for 15th and 16th development phases of South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf. The signing of cooperation documents by both presidents and formal departure ceremony for the visiting Venezuelan president are to take place in southern Port City of Bushehr on the same day. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #6 2X4, I aware of US/UK/Oz differences in terms. Glenmore is right. Gas condensates (or some fraction off) is for practical purposes gasoline. A Prius wouldn't like it, but a 1960s GM vehicle wouldn't notice. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-07-02 20:51 |
| #5 twobyfour, Many natural gas fields produce a very light liquid hydrocarbon, a 'condensate' from the gas as its temperature and pressure drop. Condensates are, for practical purposes, natural gasolines (petrols, benzines, etc.) Back in the day in Oklahoma etc. the local farmers etc. would tap our condensate tanks in the fields (generally found in the middle of nowhere) and put the stuff straight into their tractors and trucks. It probably wouldn't work so well today, in our finely-tuned, emission-controled engines - but that might not be an issue in Iran! |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-07-02 07:26 |
| #4 So you spent 30 years at war with me and all you present is this sorry assed crap? Destined to fail. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-07-02 01:44 |
| #3 phil, gasoline (US parlance) = Газолин (Russian) = gasolina (Spanish) = petrol (UK English) = benzin (German, Czech) = benzina (Italian) = benzine (Dutch), etc., etc. From your reply I was not clear whether you know. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-07-02 00:57 |
| #2 South Pars is a gas condensate field. There will be some gasoline. The key question, unanswered by the article, is, does Iran have customers for the gas. I suspect not and it wouldn't surprise me if they just flared off the gas to get the liquids (including petrol). |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-07-02 00:42 |
| #1 But no gasoline. Hmmmmm. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-07-02 00:17 |