VOL. XLII

No. 07

15-February-1999

IRAN

Bandar Abbas Refinery Running At 12% Above Capacity

The Bandar Abbas refinery, which has a name plate designcapacity of 232,000 b/d, is currently operating at 260,000 b/d, according tothe President of the Bandar Abbas refinery company, Mr. Heshmatollah Ibrahimi.Although Bandar Abbas was originally intended to be an export-orientedfacility, the refinery is presently exporting only 70,000-75,000 b/d of fueloil owing to domestic over-consumption, according to...