Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 3

16-January-2006

IRAN

Nematzadeh Outlines Refinery Expansion Plan For Iran

Mohammad Nematzadeh, newly-appointed Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), outlined to reporters on 10 January a plan to build three new refineries in Iran. Mr Nematzadeh, formerly President of Irans National Petrochemical Company (NPC), was recently made NIORDC chief by Minister of Petroleum Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh, who has set a...