Iran plans to launch 16 oil refining projects, worth 33 billion euros, eyeing to surpass Saudi Arabia as the biggest oil refiner in the Middle East, according to an Iranian news agency report. Current, Iran’s oil refining capacity is 1.85 million barrels per day (mbpd).The country plans to build 12 medium and large crude oil and gas condensate refining units, implement fuel oil output reduction projects at Bandar Abbas and Abadan refineries, revamp Isfahan and Abadan refineries, and boost crude oil and oil products transfer capacity, said the Mehr news agency Jan. 22. Once the projects come on stream, Iran’s oil refining capacity will increase by 1.29 mbpd and reach 3.1 mbpd.
Saudi Arabia’s oil refining capacity has been declining over the past five years from 2.8 mbpd in 2010 to around 2.1 mbpd in 2015.
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