Iran restores oil production at South Pars station | US-Israel War on Iran News

Production will be restored on three offshore platforms after the Israeli attack, the CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company tells Iranian media.

Iran has restored gas production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gasfield, the head of Pars Oil and Gas Company told state media, after the facility was completed. attacked by Israel in March.

Touraj Dehqani said on Sunday that the towers were not damaged in the attacks, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported.

Dehqani said production from the three platforms is being transferred to other production facilities in the region while repairs continue at the damaged site.

The Israeli army attacked South Pars – part of the world’s largest oilfield – in mid-March, prompting retaliation. Iran’s missiles and drones on electrical infrastructure across the country.

Israel also attacked Iran’s largest petrochemical complex, the South Pars Petrochemical complex, on the coast of Asaluyeh, in early April.

Reporting from Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi said gas production would resume in South Pars it is “symbolically and practically important” to Iran.

“Iran is trying to send a message that it is trying to rebuild its target areas,” he said, noting that the US-Israel airstrike also affected many of the country’s facilities, including oil depots in the capital.

“When we talk about South Pars, we are talking about one of the most important – if not the most important – in the country,” Asadi said.

“Reopening is an important first step. However, we have to wait and see if Iran will be successful in exporting its energy.”

The administration of US President Donald Trump has maintained a blockade of Iranian ports as part of a campaign to pressure Iran into leaving. they agreed to end the war.

Talks between Washington and Tehran are still ongoing, but Iran’s chief negotiator said Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it got Iran’s full independence.

Located off the southern coast of Iran’s Bushehr province, the South Pars gasfield is a major source of domestic energy for the country, which often struggles to generate enough electricity.

Spanning 9,700sq km (3,745sq miles), the gasfield is divided between Iran and Qatar, with the Iranian side known as the South Pars and the Qatari side known as the North Field.