Kuwait interested in linking gas network to Iran
The Head of Iran's Gas Transportation Company says Kuwait has expressed an interest in linking its gas network to
Iran's nationwide gas transport system.
"Iran's gas transportation network has already expanded to Khorramshahr in southern Iran and it's possible to further
extend the network to Kuwait," said Reza Almasi. He said that the plan to link the two countries' gas networks
includes building a submarine pipeline to Kuwait's border, which is possible in a short time considering the
infrastructure of the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan.
The issue of annually exporting 3-4 bn cm of natural gas pumped from Iran's South Pars gas field to Kuwait was one of
the major topics raised in a meeting in November, 2009 between Iranian Oil Minister, Masoud Mirkazemi, and his
Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, in Tehran.
According to statistics, Iran's 2008 estimated proven natural gas reserves stand at about 950 tcf, second only to
Russia. Roughly two-thirds of Iranian natural gas reserves are located in non-associated fields, and have not yet
been developed.
Kuwait has a modest amount of natural gas.
The country has been unable to meet its domestic natural gas demand, despite efforts to expand extraction.
