National Iranian Gas Company

NIGC is responsible for the treatment, transmission, and delivery of natural gas to the domestic, industrial, and commercial sectors and power plants.

[2] NIGC does not play a role in awarding upstream gas projects; that task remains in the hands of the National Iranian Oil Company.

[3] Iran has the largest gas network in the Middle East with 22,000 kilometres (14,000 mi) of high-pressure pipelines.

Iran plans to boost its natural gas production by 200 million cubic meters until March 2016.

[9] Most of Iran’s gas is consumed domestically and has been increasing at an average annual rate of 12% for the past 15 years.

Iran's gas reserves are 15% of the world's total. Iran is a founding member of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum .
Bidboland gas refinery
Iran - Natural gas infrastructure
Iranian marketed natural gas production and consumption (2000-2010).