IGAT 9 Gas Pipeline

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IGAT 9 Gas Pipeline is an under construction natural gas pipeline in Iran.

Location

The pipeline would run from the southern city of Asalouyeh in Bushehr Province through Ahvaz, Dehgolan, to the Bazargan district and then crossing in West Azarbaijan Province in the northwest.

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Project Details

• Operator: National Iranian Gas Company
• Owner: National Iranian Gas Company
• Parent Company: Iran Ministry of Petroleum
• Capacity: 3,884.6 million cubic feet per day
• Length: 1181 miles / 1900 km
• Diameter: 56 inches
• Status: Construction
• Start Year: 2022
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

Iran Gas Trunkline-9 (IGAT-9) is a proposed gas transmission pipeline that would be operated by National Iranian Gas Company. IGAT-9 is a part of the Iran Gas Trunkline more broadly - a series of large diameter pipelines constructed from areas in southern Iran to centers of consumption in Northern Iran. The project would be a joint venture with Russia; the managing director of National Iranian Gas Company, Hamidreza Araqi, explained. According to Araqi, Russia and Iran have among the world's largest gas reserves, and can expand cooperation for gas trade, research and development, and additional joint projects.

In mid 2018 construction was reported to be 70% complete, with an expected commissioning date of 2020.

In late 2018, the Iranian Department of Environment issued an approval of the project.

In early 2020, reports state that the pipeline is expected to start operations in 2022.

As of May 2020, construction of the pipeline was complete and operations were pending. As of October 2021, there was no update regarding the commissioning of the project.

As of November 2023, the pipeline still appeared not to have been commissioned, and it was still presumed to be under construction.