Deputy Minister of Petroleum and CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Mohsen Khojasteh-Mehr said that the country would increase gas production by 50% by 2031.
Khojasteh-Mehr noted that this project "will require about $70 billion in investments".
He also noted that the company would increase gas production in the central regions of the country to 142 million cubic meters and invest $3,6 million in 13 gas fields.
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