VOL. XLIV

No 34

20-August-2001

IRAN

IranStarts $500Mn Abadan Refinery Upgrade As Part Of Push To Improve ProductsQuality

TheNational Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) has begun workon an upgrade of the Abadan oil refinery which will enable it to produceunleaded gasoline, the official news agency IRNA reported on 16 July.The agency quoted Mohammad Baqer Dakhili, the Managing Director of the AbadanOil Refinery, as saying that a $500mn budget has been approved for the project.He...