Oil Refinery
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Libyan refinery suffers damages due to armed clashes
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared force majeure at the Zawiya refinery after severe damage caused by intense armed clashes early this morning.
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Explosion reported in Turkey's Izmit oil refinery (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Media sources reported an explosion in the Izmit oil refinery in eastern Turkey.
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Abadan Refinery not affected by Israeli regime’s attacks: CEO
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Managing Director of the Abadan Oil Refining Company Hakim Ghayyem emphasized that all units and employees at the company continue operating normally.
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MNA Exclusive;
VIDEO: Tehran refinery operating normally
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Exclusive video filmed by Mehr News Agency reporter shows that Tehran refinery is operating normally.
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Iran to begin overseas refining in Syria
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Iran is in talks with Syria to start overseas refining in Homs refinery, according to an official familiar with the talks.
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Tripartite deal envisages construction of refinery in Syria
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – A senior official with the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum has said a tripartite agreement, signed among the Islamic Republic, Venezuela, and Syria, envisages the building of a new oil refinery in Syria's Homs Province.
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Iran spending more on desulfurization in refineries
TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – The Iranian Oil Ministry has embarked on an ambitious project to boost the quality of mazut produced in its large refineries.
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Fire breaks out in Iran's Bandar Abbas refinery
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Some petroleum product reservoirs belonging to the Aftab Oil Refining company have caught fire in Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas, sources said.
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Iran to launch large gas condensate refinery in south
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – A large Iranian gas condensate refinery is expected to come on line next year amid efforts to meet a rising demand for gasoline that has caused the country to resume imports after more than a decade.
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Ukrainian drone attacks Russian oil refinery: report
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – An oil refinery caught fire in Krasnodar Region in southern Russia on Friday morning, emergency officials have said.
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Illegal refinery blast in Nigeria kills at least 12
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – An explosion and fire near an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region killed at least 12 people Friday, police said, although local residents reported a much higher death toll.
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South Pars 14th Phase refinery inaugurated
TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – The 14th phase of the South Pars Refinery was inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi.
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POGC to drill 35 new wells in South Pars
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) is planning to spud 35 new wells in the supergiant South Pars gas field to enhance and maintain gas production in the massive joint field.
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Fire reported near oil refinery in Iraq's Erbil
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – News sources reported that a fire broke out in a refinery near the city of Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
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Eight injured in fiery blast at idled Canadian oil refinery
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – A fire and explosion on Friday at an idled oil refinery in Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province injured eight people before the blaze was contained, Canadian police said.
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Demercaptanization Unit of S Pars refinery phases 2, 3 online
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji officially launched the demercaptanization unit of South Pars Refinery Phases 2 and 3 which was built with €74 million of investment.
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Ukrainian drone strikes oil refinery inside Russia: Report
TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – One of southern Russia’s largest oil refineries was struck by an apparent drone attack Wednesday, setting off a massive fire, authorities and media reported.
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1 killed, 9 injured in S Korea oil refinery explosion
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – One person has been killed and nine others injured in an explosion at a refinery run by South Korean oil refiner S-Oil Corp. in the country's southwest, firefighters said Friday.
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Iran to overhaul Venezuela’s El Palito refinery: Official
TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – National Iranian Oil Engineering & Construction Company, on behalf of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), signed a contract for overhauling Venezuelan El Palito Refinery, costing €110 million.
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First refining train of South Pars Phase 14 comes on stream
TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said the first train of the refining facility of South Pars Phase 14 has come on stream by sending refined gas to the national gas transmission network.
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Saudi Arabia says oil refinery in Riyadh came under attack
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – An oil refinery in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh came under drone attack on Thursday, causing a small fire, a Saudi official in Energy Ministry said.
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10 injured in Kuwait refinery fire: media
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – A fire at a gas liquefaction unit in Kuwait's largest refinery Friday left 10 people injured before it was put out, world media have quoted the plant's operator as saying.
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Fire reported at oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen Region
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The Antipinsky oil refinery in Russia’s Siberian region of Tyumen has caught fire, no casualties have been reported, the regional Emergencies Ministry said.
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Fire breaks out at Indonesia's refinery complex (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Fire has broken out at a fuel storage unit at Pertamina’s refinery complex in Cilacap, central Java, the Indonesian energy company said on Saturday, adding residents close to the scene would be evacuated.
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At least 25 killed in explosion at oil refinery in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – At least 25, including minors, were killed in an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria’s Rivers state on Friday, a local leader and a resident told.
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Fire erupts at Kuwait oil refinery: report
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – A fire erupted on Monday at a major oil refinery in Kuwait, the state-owned oil company said, while reporting that some workers suffered from smoke inhalation and other light injuries.