In August. production at the plant will be stopped for complete overhaul.

Poland'.s state-run PGNiG. which has indicated it would book most of the pipeline'.s capacity. said it would place bids in the next six weeks.

Shell welcomed the ".important milestone". toward the completion of the deal which is expected in the second half of this year.

Iran produced 50.61 million tons of petrochemicals in fiscal year 2016-17 that ended in March.

Petroplan already has a long-standing working relationship with Sasol through the provision of both contract and permanent oil and gas professionals in the UK and South Africa.

Leveraging both companies’ extensive experience in onshore imaging and multi-client projects. the program offers clients the first modern regional seismic images in these areas.

Oil production in Azerbaijan stood at 826.000 barrels per day. or 1.6 percent less than in 2015. according to the report.

Qatar pumps just over 600.000 barrels a day of crude and exports some 500.000 barrels a day. almost exclusively to Asia.

Total signed a preliminary agreement last year to develop Phase 11 of the giant South Pars field in tandem with China'.s CNPC and its Iranian partner Petropars.

West Karoun is the name of an oil-rich region in Khuzestan that includes several large oilfields.