Project Profile
Value: US$584 million
Location: Abadan near the coast of the Persian Gulf
Capacity: 635,000 b/d
Start-up Year: 2012
The Abadan refinery is located in Abadan near the coast of the Persian Gulf. It was completed in 1912 and was one of world\'s largest oil refineries before it was largely destroyed in 1980 by Iraq in the Iraq-Iran war. Its nationalisation in 1951 prompted the Abadan Crisis and ultimately the toppling of the Mossaddegh regime. The refinery had a capacity of 635,000 b/d in 1980 and formed a refinery complex with important petrochemical plants. Its capacity has been increased steadily since the war ended in 1988. Its capacity is now listed as 429,000 barrels per day (68,200 m3/d) crude oil.
Contractors include: UOP, Flour Daniel, Abb Lummus, Badget Shell Development, TPL, Foster Wheeler, UGE, and EWBARK.
Expansion of Abadan’s refinery was planned to take place in three phases. The first was a US$100 million project which began in 2003 and was completed in 2 years. The second phase was completed a year later. This was a larger task and involved the removal of older units and the construction of new ones at a cost of US$1.5 billion. This phase was planned to increase gasoline and diesel production.
Operators:
National Iranian Oil Products Refining & Distribution Company (NIORDC): Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
PIDEC: EPC contract
UOP
Flour Daniel
Badget Shell Development
TPL
Foster Wheeler
UGE
EWBARK
Subcontractors:
CB&I Lummus B.V.: Assist in EPC