VOL. XXXIX

No. 56

21-October-1996

IRAN

Iranian Refining Capacity Officially Put At 1.24Mn B/D

Total design capacity of Iran's eight refineries currently stands at 1.24mn b/d, according to information supplied to MEES by the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum. The following is the capacity breakdown by refinery (b/d):

Abadan 400,000

Isfahan 265,000

Tehran 225,000

Arak 150,000

Tabriz 112,000

Shiraz 40,000

Kermanshah 30,000

Lavan 20,000

Total 1,242,000

The Ministry's total figure...