VOL. XXX1

NO. 47

29-AUGUST-1988

IRAN

Iran to Rebuild Abadan Refinery

According to the Iranian Oil Minister, Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, Iran isplanning to rebuild the 630,000 b/d Abadan refinery, which was destroyed in theearly days of the Gulf war, and expand it into "one of the most sophisticated refineries of its kind." In a statement to theofficial Iraniannews agency IRNA on 21 August, Mr. Aghazadeh also said that Iran would pushahead with plans to build a new 220,000 b/d refinery at the Gulf...