Iran’s Raisi inaugurates South Pars gasfield after foreign companies exit

President Ebrahim Raisi visited Phase 11 of the South Pars gasfield in the southern province of Bushehr, Iran, on August 28, 2023 [Iranian Presidency via AFP]

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has inaugurated the last phase of a major gasfield that has been reportedly built by local contractors after their foreign counterparts pulled out due to sanctions.

The president on Monday travelled to Asaluyeh in the southern province of Bushehr and visited Phase 11 of the South Pars gasfield after landing on the rig via a helicopter.