Ex-President Seyed Mohammad Khatami:

• "The inauguration of Phase 1 of the South Pars Gas Field is a great honor for Iran, especially in the economic and industrial arenas. More commendable and honorable is that this project was completed and carried out by Petropars an Iraninan paramount company and Iraninan engineers, designers and managers. You are the pride, wealth and future of our country and i wish you all sucess in your future endeavors."

 

 

 

  Mr. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (Ex-Oil Minister of Iran):

• "I am proud to announce that within the past six years we have accomplished two major milestones…."
• "The successful completion of Phase 1 of the South Pars Gas Field and its positive increase to our economic revenue…"
• "The gained expertise, skills and knowledge from this project, have resulted in capable, knowledgeable and expert domestic general contractors which is also a major event in our country…"
• "The experiences of the past 6 years have matured Petropars a great deal and have resulted in a capable young professional company. The best solution in order to increase and continue growth of our domestic companies and contractors is to continue and increase support and strengthening these organizations…"
• "Should we reach our goal of becoming the number one economic and technological power in the filed of oil and gas in the Middle East, we are to continue strengthening and supporting out domestic companies…"
• "Considering the acquired lessons learned, skills, abilities and knowledge from Phase 1 the minor delay in this project is well acceptable and well be useful in future projects to come…"

GH.R. Manouchehri (C.E.O. of Petropars):

• "The success of Petropars symbolizes a national success….Awarding the Phase 1 project to Petropars an Iranian company was a national, brave and monumental decision which was made during the presidency of Mr. Khatami…"
• "Mr. Zangeneh the innovator of Petropars has supported and defended this company throughout the hard times and from the many competitors who want us to fail…"
• "Phase 1 created lots of first time opportunities in our country. The following represent a few of these projects; Building a pipe laying barge "Abuzar", establishing IOEC (Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company) and IDRO (Industrial Development and Renovation Organization Of Iran), creating a dry dock/basin, building and installing a 7,000 ton platform by Sadra and …"
• "In order to achieve such a colossal project our capacities and competencies needed to be evaluated and organized. We were required to succeed in the execution of the project from the start, precisely from the conceptual phase. Hundreds of projects needed to be implemented successfully in order to achieve and accumulate necessary economic and competitive expertise and abilities. The core and most important advantage and strength of Petropars is our personnel. With the assistance and support of NICO (NaftIran Intertrade Company) and the Oil Ministry we can achieve our goal of becoming a complete International Oil Company..."

Mr. Masoud Soltanpour (Managing Director of IOEC):

• "We are grateful for the support and brave decision making of the management of the Oil Ministry…"

Mr. Reza Veyseh (Ex-Head of the Board of Executives of IDRO):

• "Phase 1 is a symbol of how successful the team work of Iranian companies along with International companies can achieve such a mega project and advance in areas such as Project management and Resource management…"
• "The main problem for domestic companies is gathering the necessary resources; in order to continue progress we anticipate and depend on the support of the President and the Oil Minister in the future… "

Mr. Mir Moezzei (Ex-Chief Managing Director of NIOC):

• "Exploitation of phase 1 began in early 2004 and full production was reached a few months ago. After a while this project will surpass the standards set upon it and exceed International standards for quality of products produced…"
• "Phase 1 is the biggest completed project in the history of our country managed and performed by an Iranian company which also encompassed the highest share of domestic contractors; this combination has made this project a national pride and a first in Iran…"
• "Phase 1 will add 3 million dollars daily to the economic revenue of our country, should we calculate the added value of replacing gas with oil this value will exceed 4.5 million dollars per day…"
• "Considering that Petropars is a young company which was established in 1998, it is very impressive that it has competed with companies with extensive histories of over 50 years of experience in the field of oil and gas. Thus, considering the many challenges involved with this project, managing and working with domestic companies and contractors, it is quite acceptable that this project was completed with a minor delay…"