The volume of daily gas production in Iran has exceeded 500 million cubic meters. m., said Director of National Iranian Gas Company Azizolla Ramazani to launch operation of the pipeline number 5, designed to supply gas to Tehran.According to Azizolly Ramazani, the volume of gas sufficient to meet the needs of at least 200 million people. In Iran, while domestic gas has much fewer people. Azizolla Ramazani noted that the development of the gas industry requires an increase in gas production and securing funding. While expressing regret that more than 70% of the gas spent on domestic needs, Azizolla Ramazani said that this is not the productive sector and there is no value added, so you need to take steps to ensure that the gas consumed in large quantities sent to the productive sectors economy. Azizolla Ramazani appointed Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Director of National Iranian Gas Company by order of Minister of Oil from 11 December, 2008 Earlier Azizolla Ramazani was the acting director of the company, refer Iran News.