Khamid Reza Araki, General Director of the Iranian National Gas Company, said at the session of representatives of contractor companies operating at the gas market that by the end of the 6th five-year-long development program (by 2020) gas extraction in Iran will increase up to 1 billion cub.m. a day.
Araki added that in the future the gas industry will have to work hard and we will need to establish a close cooperation with the contractor companies to implement numerous projects.
He said gas plays an important role in the country and about 70% of the fuel basket falls on gas. None of the world countries has such a dependence on any fields of economy as Iran is dependent on gas and thus, it needs to take into account all the risks related to use of this type of hydrocarbon.
Araki added that in the coming years number of the implemented projects in the gas industry will significantly increase and in addition to satisfying needs of the country, Iran will have to create conditions to increase gas export.
