42 companies apply to build petro-refineries nationwide

TEHRAN – Financial and technical resumes of 42 Iranian companies that applied for construction of petro-refineries across the country have been received by the Oil Ministry for assessment, Deputy Oil Minister for Planning Houshang Falahatian said.

Iran authorizes 74 domestic companies to build petro-refineries

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Ministry has authorized 74 domestic companies for the construction of petro-refineries across the country, IRNA reported on Monday, quoting Deputy Oil Minister for Planning Houshang Falahatian as saying.

‘Private sector ready for contribution to petro-refinery projects’

TEHRAN - Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA)’s energy committee says the country’s capable private sector is ready for participation in the oil ministry’s refinery and petro-refinery projects, IRNA reported on Friday.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

Petro-refinery: Iran’s new weapon against U.S. sanctions

Increasing the country’s petro-refining capacity has recently become a hot topic among Iran’s top research institutions and research centers as a key defense mechanism against the impacts of the U.S. sanctions on the country’s oil industry.

Iran starts constructing a petro-refinery complex on Oman Gulf coast

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) kicked off the construction of a petro-refinery complex in Jask Island on the shores of the Gulf of Oman in southern Iran, IRNA reported on Sunday quoting an official with NPC.