Refinery
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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.
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Tripartite Deal Signed for Supply of 500 Road Tankers
TEHRAN (Shana) -- A tripartite contract for the supply of 500 road tankers has been signed between the National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), Ariadiesel Khodro Company and Bank Mellat.
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Good Things Happen in Iran Refineries: Min.
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said the 13th administration has initiated sizable movements in the country's refining industry including quality improvement in Abadan Refinery and all the refineries across the country.
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Pasargad Qeshm Refinery Supplies New Bitumen Grade
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Pars Behin Qeshm Oil Refinery has processed AH70 bitumen which is considered a new grade suitable for global markets for the first time in the country.
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Abadan Refinery to Launch Largest Distillation Unit in ME
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company announced the implementation of the largest distillation unit in the Middle East with a capacity of 210,000 barrels in Abadan Refinery.
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Petrorefinery to Reap $6m in Daily Revenue once Fully Operational
ISFAHAN (Shana) -- Sohrevardi Safahan Petrorefining Company has started working in Isfahan with $6 million of anticipated daily income and the approach of advancing the goals of Isfahan Petrorefinery Holding.
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Parsian Gas Refinery Ready for 60 mcm/d Output
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of Parsian Gas Refining Company stated that the plant is responsible for about 8% of the country's total gas output, and added that the production of Parsian Refinery reaches 60 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) in winter.
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Gas turbine parts of Sarkhoun, Qeshm Refinery Localized
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The supervisor of Sarkhoon and Qeshm Gas Refining Company said the plant’s staff had been able to domestically manufacture parts of the gas turbines used in the refinery.
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Overhaul of 3 Units underway in Isfahan Refinery
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The overhaul operations of three operating units of Isfahan Oil Refinery started simultaneously in order to make optimal use of time.
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Petro-Refinery Building, Key in Preventing Crude Oil Sales
TEHRAN (Shana) -- Completing the value chain and preventing crude oil sales is among the major concerns of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) in reviewing and revitalizing old refining plants and developing new petro-refineries under the "Support for the Development of Downstream Oil and Gas Condensate Industries" Act. Accordingly, by reviewing the submitted proposals for construction of petro-refineries and petrochemical units, 8 petro-refinery projects, including 5 crude oil petro-refinery projects and 3 gas condensate petro-refinery projects have been approved by Petroleum Ministry. For construction of petro-refineries, measures have been taken in line with ensuring sustainability, improving and increasing the quality of refined products in Iran's refineries, which seem to be the beginning of a new era of refining activities to form petro-refineries and prevent crude sales in the industry.
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Petrorefinery, Refinery Financing MoU Signed with Banks
TEHRAN (Shana) – A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed for financing and participation in construction of the 300kb/d Shahid Qassem Soleimani Petrorefinery and 300kb/d Morvarid Makran Refinery with domestic banks and financing institutions.
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Refinery Strikes $190 mn Transaction
TEHRAN (Shana) – Persian Gulf Star Oil Company has managed to trade 6 cargoes of light naphtha and 3 cargoes of naphtha with a total value of $190 million in the Iran Energy Exchange.
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Kermanshah Refinery Boosting Production Capacity to 40,000 b/d
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The oil refining capacity of Kermanshah Refinery will increase to 40,000 barrels per day from 25,000 b/d following implementation of a project to enhance production capacity of the plant.
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Bitumen Production fully Localized in Iran
TEHRAN (Shana) -- The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) said the knowledge of bitumen production in the country has been localized 100% and the status of this industry has been upgraded from the national level to the international level.