Abadan is a large, low-complexity refinery located in Iran.
The refinery is owned and operated by NIORDC.
Complexity: 4.5
Atmospheric distillation - 400 kbpd
Reformer - Semiregen unit and Continuous (CCR) unit
1912 - Refinery commissioned with 2500 bpd by the Anglo Persian oil company
1951 - Nationalized along with all oil assets in Iran
1980 - Refinery largely destroyed by was
1988 - Reopened and expanded
2017 - Sinopec signed a $1B agreement to expand the refinery
2020 - Work on expansion project suspended due to pandemic
2028 - Proposed project to add conversion: Distillate Hydrocracker (42 kbpd), C5 Isomerization (20 kbpd), CCR Reformer (46 kbpd), Diesel Hydrotreater (90 kbpd), Kero Hydrotreater (45 kbpd), Naphtha Hydrotreater (65 kbpd), Vacuum Distillation (45 kbpd). Status unclear.