VOL. XXXVI

NO. 43

26-JULY-1993

IRAN

Arak Refinery Begins Partial Start-Up

The Arak oil refinery has entered a start-up phase and is processing up to90,000 b/d, according to Iranian television reports. Limited operations beganin mid-July, and Iranian oil authorities say the refinery will be functioningat its full capacity of 150,000 b/d in September. Iranian television reported on19 July that during a 10-day test run the refinery's distillation unit and itsnitrogen and caustic soda production lines...