VOL. XXXIII

NO.18

5-FEBRUARY-1990

Iran

Iran Signs Contract for Bandar Abbas Refinery

Iran has signed a contract with Chiyoda of Japan and Italy's Snamprogetti for the construction of a 240,000 b/d, $1.2bnrefinery at Bandar Abbas on the Southern Gulf coast near the Strait of Hormuz,according to Iranian Oil Minis- ter Gholamreza Aghazadeh. Mr. Aghazadeh saidthat the refinery would be completed in 38 months and will produce 46,100 b/d ofgasoline, 36,200 b/d of kerosene and aviation fuel, and 69,500...