Refinery
Abadan Refinery
NIOC ·Abadan, IR ·v1.1
A 400,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Abadan, IR, operated by NIOC. Nelson Complexity 6.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 400,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 6
- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- NIOC
- Parent
- National Iranian Oil Company
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/nioc-abadan
- Coordinates
- 30.3400, 48.3000
Notes
November 2025 news reports a $3.4 billion revamp deal for Abadan Refinery, indicating the facility is transitioning from damaged status to reconstruction/rehabilitation phase. The signing of a major modernization contract suggests the refinery is not currently operational but is being restored.
What coverage reports
176
days since one was reported
Iran BREAKING: Massive Fire Tears Through Iran’s Key Abadan Oil Refinery; U.S. Final Strikes Begins?
2026-02-26 · 2 publishers filed it
1
reported in 12 months
conflict 1
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
44 records8 Jun 1977 to 5 Apr 2026General 23 · Incident 10 · Expansion 5 · Conflict 3
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General LowAt least 20 blasts heard near Abadan refinery and petrochemical hub: ReportsDailyhunt · matched abadan
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Conflict HighIran BREAKING: Massive Fire Tears Through Iran’s Key Abadan Oil Refinery; U.S. Final Strikes Begins?Oneindia · matched abadan
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Incident HighMajor fire at a petrochemical plant in Iranian city of AbadanThe National · matched abadan
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General LowIran's Iconic Abadan Refinery Signs $3.4 Billion Deal to Revamp C...Industrial Info Resources · matched abadan
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Incident CriticalFire at Iran's largest oil refinery: One killed at Abadan facility, several injuredThe Times of India · matched abadan
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Incident HighIran News: Massive Fire Erupts at Abadan Oil Refinery, Raising Public Health and Safety ConcernsNational Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI · matched abadan
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Incident LowDeadly Blaze at Iran’s Abadan Refinery Leaves One DeadCaspian Post · matched abadan
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Incident HighMassive fire erupts at Iran’s Abadan oil refineryCaliber.Az + 8 other outlets · matched abadan
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Incident HighFire at Abadan Refinery Fully Containediranpress.com · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Refinery’s output increases 3m litersTehran Times · matched abadan
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General LowIran's Abadan Oil Refining Company aims to boost its processing capacitytrend.az · matched abadan
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Incident HighLightening sparks fire at Abadan oil refinery in SW IranMehr News Agency · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Oil Refinery, Iran, Jan 2025ISNA News Agency · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Refinery not affected by Israeli regime’s attacks: CEOMehr News Agency · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Oil Refinery now profitable: OjiTehran Times · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Oil Refinery Boosts Processing Capacity to 500,00 bbl/degyptoil-gas.com + 1 other outlet · matched abadan
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General LowIran exports first liquefied gas from Abadan RefineryMehr News Agency · matched abadan
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Incident HighPower cut causes emission of yellow smoke over Abadan RefineryIRNA English · matched abadan
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Expansion MediumLaunch of expansion project at Iran's Abadan RefineryIRNA English · matched abadan
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General LowIranian President inaugurates Phase 2 of Abadan Refineryiranpress.com + 2 other outlets · matched abadan
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General LowIran to inaugurate new development phase of Abadan refineryMehr News Agency · matched abadan
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Operations HighWorkers at Iran Abadan Refinery Strike as Protests ContinueRigzone · matched abadan
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Operations HighWorkers at Iran’s Abadan refinery strike as protests continueThe Peninsula Qatar · matched abadan
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General LowWest Asia’s biggest distillation unit launched in Abadan RefineryTehran Times · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan refinery to launch largest distillation unit in West Asiairanpress.com · matched abadan
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Conflict HighIran state news agency denies reports of strike at Abadan refineryReuters · matched abadan
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General LowIran Develops Abadan Refinery to Enhance Refinery Productsegyptoil-gas.com + 1 other outlet · matched abadan
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Incident HighIran’s Abadan refinery catches fire, six injuredArab News · matched abadan
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Operations HighIran: Oil Workers Stage Strike in Abadan, Mahshahr, Qeshm, Parsian, Lamerd and South Pars Refineries in Protest Against Harsh Working Conditions, the Lack of Minimum Safety Provisions, the Non-Payment of Wages and BonusesNational Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI · matched abadan
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General CriticalAbadan Refinery upgrading project halted temporarily due to coronavirusTehran Times · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Refinery to supply Euro-4 gasoline to AhvazIRNA English · matched abadan
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General LowIran attracts 2B euro for Abadan refinery modernizationAzerNews · matched abadan
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Expansion MediumChinese investment in Abadan Refinery at $2bTehran Times · matched abadan
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Incident HighIran's Abadan refinery catches fire, six injured -TasnimEgypt Today · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Refinery Gasoline Production Capacity at 12 ml/dFinancial Tribune + 1 other outlet · matched abadan
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Expansion LowSinopec to upgrade Iran’s Abadan refineryThe Chemical Engineer · matched abadan
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Expansion MediumSinopec Signs $1b Abadan Refinery Expansion DealFinancial Tribune · matched abadan
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Expansion LowIran Taps China For $2.7bn Abadan Refinery Upgrademees.com · matched abadan
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General LowIran’s Abadan Refinery development project to go operational in 3 weeksTehran Times · matched abadan
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General LowChina gets ultimatum on Abadan RefineryMehr News Agency · matched abadan
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General LowThree new units of Abadan Refinery to become operational soonIRNA English · matched abadan
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General LowIran may abandon Abadan refineryupi.com · matched abadan
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Conflict HighIRAQIS INTENSIFYING SHELLING OF ABADAN; REFINERY IN FLAMES; LOSS A SERIOUS BLOW TO IRAN Baghdad Forces Are Also Driving to Occupy Khurramshahr Port After 'Premature' Claims Iranians Firing on Iraqi sites Iraq Steps Up Shelling of IraniaThe New York Times · matched abadan
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General LowAbadan Refinery: Saga of Superlatives (Published 1977)The New York Times · matched abadan
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