Abadan refinery
Abadan is a large, low-complexity refinery located in Iran.
The refinery is owned and operated by NIORDC.
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 4.5
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 400 kbpd
Reformer - Semiregen unit and Continuous (CCR) unit
Refinery history
1912 - Refinery commissioned with 2500 bpd by the Anglo Persian oil company
1951 - Nationalized along with all oil assets in Iran
1980 - Refinery largely destroyed by was
1988 - Reopened and expanded
2017 - Sinopec signed a $1B agreement to expand the refinery
2020 - Work on expansion project suspended due to pandemic
2026 - Proposed project to add conversion: Distillate Hydrocracker 42 kbpd, C5 Isomerization 20 kbpd, CCR Reformer 46 kbpd, Diesel Hydrotreater 90 kbpd, Kero Hydrotreater 45 kbpd, Naphtha Hydrotreater 65 kbpd, Vacuum Distillation 45 kbpd. Status unclear.