NIORDC to boost refining capacity by 180,000 bpd, launch 3 fuel quality projects

TEHRAN – Iran plans to raise its refining capacity by 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the current Iranian year in March 2026 and bring three major fuel quality projects online, the head of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) said.

Iran’s refining capacity rises to 2.4m barrels a day

TEHRAN – Iran has increased its daily crude oil refining capacity to 2.4 million barrels, with the Abadan refinery contributing the largest share to the rise, according to a senior official at the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC).

1st phase of Persian Gulf Mehr refinery to go operational by Mar. 2025

TEHRAN - The commander of the IRGC’s Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters said that the first phase of the Persian Gulf Mehr Refinery will become operational by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2025).

Building petro-refineries to increase Iran’s refining capacity by 30%

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister for Planning Affairs has said constructing petro-refineries across Iran is going to increase the country’s refining capacity by 30 percent, which is from 2.3 million barrels to 3.0 million barrels.

Oil minister inaugurates refining project in Hormozgan province

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji inaugurated the bitumen production and storage unit of Jey Oil Refining Company in the southern Hormozgan province on Thursday.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Refining industry development for Iran’s stronger role in global energy market

TEHRAN- With the continued growth of the industrialization of countries, the need for energy, especially fossil fuels, has increased dramatically.