National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution operates the Isfahan refinery, which is located in Isfahan, Iran. It is an integrated refinery owned by National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution. The refinery, which started operations in 1979, has an NCI of 6.95.


Key processes of the refinery

Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 375
Hydrocracker (mbd): 30
Reformer (mbd): 32
Hydrotreater (mbd): 89
Isomerization (mbd): 27


The capacity of the refinery is expected to increase to 495mbd by 2030.

During the period 2021-2025, the Isfahan refinery is expected to witness an estimated capex of $765.64m.

Maintenance activities at Isfahan refinery

The Isfahan refinery witnessed one incidents during the period 2015-2020.


Upcoming expansion projects at Isfahan refinery

CDU, Resid Hydrotreater, Diesel Hydrotreater, Gasoline Hydrotreater, Merox Unit, Hydrogen Unit

Contractors involved in the refinery

Some of the key contractors for the upcoming projects at the Isfahan refinery include the following.

Main EPC: Daelim Industrial, Nargan Engineers & Constructors.

About National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution


National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), is an oil and gas company. It offers refinery processing solutions. The company’s products include petroleum products, refined products, fuels, oils, gasoline, gas oil, fuel oil, kerosene, LPG and others. It offers services such as refining, importing and exporting, crude oil transfer, oil production, oil processing, oil distribution, discharging and transportation, telecommunication, implementation and management services. It offers its implementation and management to pipelines, refineries, and telecommunication network projects. NIORDC provides discharging and transporting the imported petroleum products to the consumption centers. The company provides internal and remote telecommunication systems for the oil industry in Iran. NIORDC is headquartered in Tehran, Iran.

Methodology

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