Refinery
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Overhaul of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery completed
SHANA (Tehran) – The managing director of Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company in southern province of Hormuzgan announced the successful completion of major maintenance operations on the refinery’s viscosity reduction and gasoline treatment units within 22 days.
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Over 95% of equipment indigenized for Shazand Oil Refinery
SHANA (Tehran) – The managing director of the Shazand Oil Refinery announced that over 95% of the parts and equipment required for the refinery have been localized, expressing hope that, with continued collaboration with domestic manufacturers and producers, this figure could reach 100% by the end of the year.
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Iranian gas refineries on high alert for stable production: NIGC
SHANA (Tehran) – The director of coordination and production supervision at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced that the country’s gas refineries are fully prepared as temperatures drop nationwide and an intense cold front is expected to hit next week.
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Diesel production sets record high
SHANA (Tehran) – The country’s average diesel production in the first 17 days of the ninth month of Iranian calendar reached 124 million liters per day, marking an increase of 13 million liters compared to the daily average during the first five months of this year (13th administration).
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Gasoline Production Up by 8 ml/d
SHANA (Tehran) -Through implementing an accelerated plan to increase gasoline production, the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) has boosted the country’s daily gasoline output by over 8 million liters in 76 days.
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Iranian-Made Catalysts Ready to Enter Neighboring Countries Markets
SHANA (Tehran) - After successfully producing a great part of oil industry catalysts at home, the country now enjoys the potential to export the catalysts to meet the neighboring countries' needs.
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Minister of Petroleum Launching 6 Oil Projects Today
SHANA (Tehran) - Iranian Minister of Petroleum, Javad Owji, arrived in the northwestern province of Eastern Azerbaijan to inaugurate the operation of a number of oil refining projects today, 19 May.
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Domestically-Manufacturing Rises By 85 Percent
SHANA (Tehran) - While the country is under sanctions, Petroleum Ministry has sought to support domestically-manufacturing in order to meet oil industry needs to equipment.
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Abadan Oil Refinery Now Profitable, Petroleum Minister
SHANA (Tehran) - Iranian minister of petroleum, Javad Owji, says that the Petroleum Ministry has managed to change Abadan Oil refinery into a profitable one.
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NIOEC chief says 7 processing units of Abadan Refinery will become operational by end of winter 2024
SHANA (Tehran) – Seven processing units of Abadan Refinery, southern Iran, will be put into operation by the end of winter 2024, the National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company (NIOEC) managing director said on Monday.
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Africa’s biggest oil refinery begins production in Nigeria
Africa’s biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria, the company has said, ending a years-long wait for a plant that analysts said Monday could boost refining capacity in a region heavily reliant on imported petroleum products.
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Kyrgyzstan calls for Iran to supply oil products, modernize refinery
SHANA (Bishkek) – Kyrgyzstan on Thursday requested Iran to supply oil products, particularly gasoline, gas oil, jet fuel, kerosene and bitumen, and overhaul and modernize one of its refineries.
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SP Phase 14 refinery inauguration
SHANA (Tehran) – The South Pars (SP) Phase 14 refinery, the 13th and last onshore refinery of the giant gas field, southern Iran, has become operational.
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Owi: Iran ready for building oil refinery in, exporting engineering services to Burkina Faso
SHANA (Tehran) – Oil Minister Javad Owji voiced Iran’s readiness for building an oil refinery in Burkina Faso and exporting technical and engineering services to the African country.
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Abadan Refinery Phase 2 inauguration
SHANA (ABADAN) – The first part of the Phase 2 of Abadan Refinery in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, is inaugurated in the presence of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, Oil Minister Javad Owji, and other top officials on March 20, 2023.
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Owji: Iran self-sufficient in constructing refinery, petchem plant, developing oil, gas fields
SHANA (Tehran) – Iran has become self-sufficient in constructing refinery and petrochemical plant, and also developing oil and gas fields, said Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday.
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Ilam refinery gas processing up 10mcm/d
Ilam gas treatment facility is the only facility in western Iran. Sprawling on 250 ha of land, it supplies gas to western provinces in addition to feeding downstream industries including the Ilam Petrochemical Plant. The CEO of Ilam Gas Refining Company Ruhollah Nourian has said the refiner fed 1.174 bcm of gas into national grid during the first three quarters of the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20), up 9% year-on-year.
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Abadan refinery throughput up 210 kb/d
In coincidence with the anniversary of nationalization of Iran’s petroleum industry, President Ebrahim Raeisi and Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji oversaw the inauguration of the first section of a project aimed at enhancing output from the Abadan oil refinery. Noting that the second phase development of the Abadan refinery was aimed at ending crude oil sales.
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Owji says in Abadan Refinery Phase 2 inauguration ceremony:
Iran self-sufficient in constructing oil, gas refineries
SHANA (Abadan) – Iran has become self-sufficient in constructing oil and gas refineries, said Oil Ministry Javad Owji here on Monday.
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Concurrent with Iran oil industry nationalization anniversary
Raeisi inaugurates Abadan Refinery Phase 2
SHANA (Abadan) – President Ebrahim Raeisi on Monday inaugurated Phase 2 of Abadan Refinery in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, concurrent with the anniversary of nationalization of oil industry.
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Iran launched $3b Oil Projects in South
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji announced the exploitation and the start of executive operations of nearly $3 billion of oil project in the southern province of Hormuzgan.
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Iran Joins Club of Sponge Coke Producers
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said Iran has joined the 6 countries that possess the know-how of producing sponge coke in the world.
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18 Processing Units at Abadan Refinery
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Being the first oil refinery in the Middle East set up more than 110 years ago, Abadan oil refinery is considered one of Iran’s refining hubs, but due to the dilapidation of some of its units, its renovation and updating using modern technology is inevitable. For this purpose, replacement and renovation of the refinery was carried out in two stages, the first stage with the construction of a new refining complex of 150,000 b/d as phase 1 in 2005 and the second stage with the construction of a new refining complex with a capacity of 210,000 b/d under the title of Abadan Refinery Capacity Development and Stabilization Plan as Phase 2 started in July 2017 and the first part of it was put into operation in December. Therefore, the final capacity of the refinery was stabilized at 360,000 b/d.
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Bidboland Refinery Processes Nearly 4 bcm in 9 Months
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Bidboland Gas Refining Company announced that from the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 21, processed more than 3.9 billion cubic meters of gas.
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Mideast Oldest Refinery to Rejuvenate
TEHRAN (Shana) -- With the commissioning of the Abadan oil refinery development plan, for the first time in the Middle East, the largest crude oil vacuum and atmospheric distillationun its, hydrocracker and the tallest integrated crude oil furnace will be launched in this facility. This megaproject has been implemented in partnership with the Chinese. It is expected to be put into operation by March 2023.
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Iran Oil Refining Capacity to Hit 3mb/d
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Under the 7th National Economic Development Plan, Iran is required to reduce crude oil and natural gas sales by developing the value chain and bring its oil refining capacity to 3 mb/d. Meantime, Petroleum Ministry is following up on the completion of incomplete refining projects in light of the imbalance in petroleum products consumption in the country.
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9-Month Output of Ilam Gas Refinery up 9%
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Ilam Gas Refining Company announced a 9% increase in output and a 16% rise in sales of the company's items in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 21.
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Hasheminejad Refinery Gas Output up 3 mcm/d
TEHRAN (Shana) – The CEO of Shahid Hasheminejad Gas Refinery announced the increase in gas production of the refinery by 3 million cubic meters per day despite the persistence of cold weather.
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Ilam Gas Refinery Uses Domestic Molecular Sieve, Catalyst
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Ilam Gas Refining Company said the plant uses domestically manufactured molecular sieves and catalysts, which European companies previously supplied, to support knowledge-based companies and facilitate the booming Iranian goods market.
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Acid Gas Concentration Project of Hasheminejad Nominated for National Environment Award
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The performance and environmental measures of Shahid Hasheminejad Gas Refinery are evaluated as effective and positive based on the continuous monitoring of Khorasan Razavi General Environment Department in Sarakhs border city.