Iran Gas Trunkline is the series of large diameter pipelines constructed from gas producing areas in the south of Iran (Kuzestan and Bushehr Provinces) in order to transfer natural gas to the consumption centres in northern part of the country.

As of 2008 there are five trunkline in operation, two under construction and two under planning.

Main transmission lines

• IGAT1, 42 inches (1,066.8 mm) in diameter, was constructed between Bid-Boland Refinery in Khūzestān Province
  Khuzestan Province
  Khuzestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahwaz and covers an area of 63,238 km²...
  
   and Astara
  Astara, Iran
  - People :* Religion: Mostly Islam Shi'a Islam* Ethnic groups:90% Azerbaijani, 5% Talysh, 5% other:Persian, Kurd, Russian * Language: Azeri, Persian, Talysh language- Famous people from Astara :* Ebrahim Nabavi - Iranian journalist...
  
   in North.

• IGAT2, 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, was constructed between Kangan Refinery in Fars Province and Qazvin
  Qazvin
  Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families....
  
   in north.

• IGAT3, 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, was constructed between Asalouyeh
  Asalouyeh
  Asaluyeh is a city in and the capital of Asaluyeh District, in Kangan County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,746, in 875 families....
  
   and Central Province and ultimately to north west of the country.

• IGAT4, 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, transfers natural gas produced in South Pars phases 1 to 5 from Asalouyeh to Fars and Isfahan provinces.

• IGAT5, 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, transfers sour gas produced in phases 6, 7 and 8 to Khūzestān Province to be injected into the oil wells.

• IGAT6, 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, transfers natural gas produced in South Pars
  South Pars / North Dome Gas-Condensate field
  The South Pars / North Dome field is a natural gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is the world's largest gas field, shared between Iran and Qatar...
  
   phases 6 to 10 from Asalouyeh to Khūzestān Province to be consumed there and in the west of the country.

• IGAT7, 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, interconnects east of Asalouyeh to Hormozgān Province
  Hormozgan Province
  Hormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman. Its area is , and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas...
  
   and Sar-Khoon Refinery and transfers natural gas produced in South Pars to Hormozgān, Sistan
  Sistan
  Sīstān is a border region in eastern Iran , southwestern Afghanistan and northern tip of Southwestern Pakistan .-Etymology:...
  
  , Baluchestan and Kermān provinces.

• IGAT8, 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, originates in east of Asalouyeh and passes by Parsian Refinery in Fars Province onto Isfahan Province and then to Qom Province
  Qom Province
  Qombol Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran with 11,237 km², covering 0.89% of the total area in Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its provincial capital is the city of Qom. It was formed from part of Tehran Province in 1995. In 2005, this province had a population of...
  
  .

• IGAT9 (Europe Gas Export Line
  Persian Pipeline
  Persian Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline to transfer Iranian gas from the Persian gulf to European markets.-Route:...
  
  ), 56 inches (1,422.4 mm) in diameter, originates in east of Asalouyeh and passes by western provinces (Khūzestān, Īlām
  Ilam Province
  Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz...
  
  , Kurdistan and Azerbaijan
  Azerbaijan (Iran)
  Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan , also Iranian Azerbaijan, Persian Azarbaijan is a region in northwestern Iran. It is also historically known as Atropatene and Aturpatakan....
  
  ) and reaches to Turkey's border.

See also

• National Iranian Gas Company
  National Iranian Gas Company
  The National Iranian Gas Company was established in 1965 as one of the four principal companies affiliated to the Ministry of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran with 25,000 million Rials initial capital....
  
  
• NIOC Recent Discoveries
• Iran Natural Gas Reserves
• South Pars
• North Pars
  North Pars
  North Pars Gas Field is one of the biggest independent gas fields of the world. This field which was discovered in 1967 is located some 120 kilometers south east of Bushehr province in water depths of 2 to 30 meters in the Persian Gulf....
  
  
• Kish Gas Field
  Kish Gas Field
  Kish gas Fied is a giant gas field close to Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.It is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries which was discovered in 2006 and holds of gas in place of which is recoverable....
  
  
• Golshan Gas Field
  Golshan Gas Field
  The Golshan gas field is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries which is located at approximately 180 km south east of Bushehr, 65 km offshore the Persian Gulf...
  
  
• Ferdowsi Gas Field
  Ferdowsi Gas Field
  Ferdowsi Gas Field is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries which is located at approximately 190 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, 85 kilometers offshore the Persian Gulf....
  
  
• Persian LNG
  Persian LNG
  Persian LNG is the LNG project in Iran. It has been defined based on the huge reserves of the South Pars gas field. Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol had been originally awarded phases 13 and 14 but were left out of the project by Iran due to their repeated delays.-Technical description:Persian LNG...
  
  

External links

• The Map of Iran's Natural Gas Network