VOL. XXXIV

NO. 24

18-MARCH-1991

Iran

Abadan Refinery Will Be Restored to Pre-War Capacity, Says Rafsanjani

Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on 15 March that theAbadan refinery will be restored to its pre-war capacity of 630,000 b/d. Therefinery, once the largest in the Middle East, was totally destroyed during thewar between Iran and Iraq. Speaking during a tour of the refinery, which lies onthe Shatt-al-Arab waterway separating Iran and Iraq, Mr. Rafsanjani said thegovernment...