Refinery

Eastern Refinery

BPC ·Chittagong, BD ·v1.1

A 33,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Chittagong, BD, operated by BPC. Nelson Complexity 6.5.

Record

Rated capacity
33,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
6.5
Status
Operating
Operator
BPC
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/bpc-chittagong
Coordinates
22.3300, 91.8200

Notes

News from April 19, 2026 indicates Eastern Refinery is planning a second unit trial in 2029, suggesting the facility has recovered from its early April crude oil shortage and temporary shutdown. Planning future unit expansions indicates current operational recovery and stability. The facility appears to be back in active operation rather than in maintenance/recovery phase.

What coverage reports

105 days since one was reported

Eastern Refinery resumes production after 25-day shutdown
2026-05-08 · 4 publishers filed it

13 reported in 12 months

operations 13

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

68 records17 May 2023 to 4 Aug 2026General 47 · Operations 17 · Expansion 4
  1. Expansion Low
    Bangladesh secured a $1 billion loan to expand Eastern Refinery, but the borrowing cost hides a catch

    Bangladesh approved roughly $1.004 billion in Islamic Development Bank financing to expand Eastern Refinery Limited in Chattogram.

    OkDiario · matched eastern
  2. General Low
    Eastern Refinery-2 signals a new phase in Bangladesh’s energy infrastructure
    Textile Today · matched eastern
  3. General Low
    Eastern Refinery’s 2nd unit to save Bangladesh $473m every year
    PressReader · matched eastern
  4. General Low
    Eastern Refinery 2 to save Bangladesh $473m every year

    A Bangladesh committee approved a proposal to secure more than $1 billion in loans from the Islamic Development Bank to finance the Eastern Refinery Limited 2 project.

    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  5. General Low
    Eastern Refinery secures $1.004 billion IsDB financing for second unit
    Textile Today · matched eastern
  6. General Low
    EASTERN REFINERY’S SECOND UNIT: Govt to borrow costly $1b from IDB
    New Age BD · matched eastern
  7. Expansion Medium
    Govt okays $1b stringent IsDB loan for Eastern Refinery expansion

    The government approved a $1,004 million loan from the Islamic Development Bank to finance the construction of the second unit of Eastern Refinery Limited.

    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  8. General Low
    Another 1 lakh tonnes of UAE crude en route for Eastern Refinery
    daily-sun.com · matched eastern
  9. General Low
    Eastern Refinery resumes crude processing
    New Age BD · matched eastern
  10. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery resumes production after 25-day shutdown
    daily-sun.com + 3 other outlets · matched eastern
  11. General Low
    Eastern Refinery resumes operations after 23 days as fuel supply normalises
    The Business Standard + 2 other outlets · matched eastern
  12. General Low
    Eastern Refinery resumes production after crude oil arrival
    The Financial Express · matched eastern
  13. General Low
    One Lakh Tons of Oil Arrives from Saudi, Eastern Refinery Set to Resume Operations
    Bd24live + 1 other outlet · matched eastern
  14. General Low
    Saudi crude oil shipment arrives at Kutubdia, Eastern Refinery set to go online
    The Financial Express + 1 other outlet · matched eastern
  15. General Low
    Eastern Refinery set to resume production
    daily-sun.com + 4 other outlets · matched eastern
  16. General Low
    Eastern Refinery resumes operations on 8 May as crude arriving after 2.5 months
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  17. General Low
    Crude oil crisis eases, Eastern Refinery resumes production
    Bangladesh Post · matched eastern
  18. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery to Resume Production May 7 After 19-Day Halt
    businesstimes-bd.com · matched eastern
  19. General Low
    Dhaka in deep talks with IsDB over $1b Eastern Refinery loan terms
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  20. General Low
    Eastern Refinery to resume operations on May 7
    Jagonews24.com · matched eastern
  21. General Low
    1 lakh tonnes of Saudi crude en route for Eastern Refinery
    daily-sun.com · matched eastern
  22. General Low
    Eastern Refinery's second unit to be trialled in 2029
    dailyasianage.com · matched eastern
  23. Operations Low
    How badly could Eastern Refinery’s closure impact Bangladesh?
    bdnews24.com · matched eastern
  24. General Low
    Eastern Refinery unit-2 tender by May, trial run in 2029: State minister
    The Daily Star + 1 other outlet · matched eastern
  25. General Critical
    Crude oil crisis halts operations at Eastern Refinery in Chattogram
    dailyasianage.com · matched eastern
  26. General Low
    Eastern Refinery’s limited operations won’t aggravate fuel crisis: Govt
    Somoy News · matched eastern
  27. General Low
    Eastern Refinery operating at limited capacity, but no fuel crisis: Ministry
    Views Bangladesh · matched eastern
  28. General Critical
    Eastern Refinery suspends operations amid crude oil shortage, supply assured
    Bangladesh Post · matched eastern
  29. General Low
    Eastern Refinery limps on ‘dead stock’ as Middle East conflict chokes crude
    Daily Bonik Barta · matched eastern
  30. Operations Critical
    Bangladesh’s Last Lifeline Falters: Eastern Refinery Grinds to Halt Over Crude Crunch
    Hindusthan Samachar English · matched eastern
  31. Operations Critical
    Crude oil shortage forces Eastern Refinery to halt production
    MSN + 1 other outlet · matched eastern
  32. General Low
    Eastern Refinery running on fumes
    The Daily Star · matched eastern
  33. General Low
    Eastern Refinery production drops sharply amid crude shortage
    The Daily Star · matched eastern
  34. General Low
    State-owned Eastern Refinery faces production uncertainty
    Views Bangladesh · matched eastern
  35. General Critical
    Crude oil crisis halts production at Eastern Refinery in Chattogram
    dailyasianage.com + 1 other outlet · matched eastern
  36. Operations Critical
    Crude oil shortage puts Eastern Refinery at risk of shutdown
    en.bd-pratidin.com · matched eastern
  37. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery halts operations amid crude shortage, restart expected in early May
    The Business Standard + 2 other outlets · matched eastern
  38. Operations Low
    Production paused, but not out: Eastern Refinery stays ‘operational’
    Jagonews24.com · matched eastern
  39. General Low
    Eastern Refinery turns to 4 countries for oil to reduce risks
    Prothom Alo English · matched eastern
  40. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery can run production for 10 days with existing stock: BPC
    Newagebd.net · matched eastern
  41. General Low
    Middle East crisis: Eastern Refinery turns to 4 countries for oil to reduce risks
    Prothom Alo English · matched eastern
  42. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery on verge of temporary shutdown amid crude shortage
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  43. General Low
    How does the country's sole refinery, Eastern Refinery Limited, work?
    The Daily Star · matched eastern
  44. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery on brink of shutdown
    daily-sun.com · matched eastern
  45. Operations Low
    Eastern Refinery faces closure risk amid supply disruptions
    daily-sun.com · matched eastern
  46. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery shutdown risk: How secure is Bangladesh’s fuel supply?
    The Daily Star · matched eastern
  47. Operations Low
    Crude shortage puts state-run Eastern Refinery at risk of closure
    bdnews24.com · matched eastern
  48. Operations Critical
    Declining crude reserve leading Eastern Refinery near operational halt
    daily-sun.com · matched eastern
  49. Operations Critical
    Eastern Refinery nears temporary shutdown
    The Daily Star · matched eastern
  50. Operations Critical
    Crude supply uncertainty casts doubt over Eastern Refinery operations after 6 April
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  51. Expansion Medium
    Administrative approval given for eastern refinery expansion project
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  52. General Low
    Eastern Refinery’s 2nd unit construction cost revised down by Tk4,465cr
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  53. General Low
    Probe committee formed into oil theft from Chittagong–Dhaka supply pipeline
    Dhaka Tribune · matched chittagong
  54. General Low
    IsDB offers $1b loan for Eastern Refinery’s second unit
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  55. General Low
    ECNEC approves Tk 35,465cr project to modernise Eastern Refinery
    The Daily Campus · matched eastern
  56. General Low
    Long-standing Eastern Refinery 2nd unit project approved
    Newagebd.net · matched eastern
  57. Expansion Low
    Govt to expand Eastern Refinery with Tk 35,465cr
    The Daily Star · matched eastern
  58. General Low
    Ecnec approves Tk35,465.15 crore Eastern Refinery project to cut reliance on imported fuel
    The Business Standard + 1 other outlet · matched eastern
  59. General Low
    Eastern Refinery now to refine crude oil from Europe and Africa too
    The Business Standard · matched eastern
  60. General Low
    Now govt to self-finance Tk43,000cr Eastern Refinery 2 as foreign funding falls through
    The Business Standard · matched eastern

8 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.