Refinery

Tehran Refinery

NIORDC ·Tehran, IR ·v1.1

A 250,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Tehran, IR, operated by NIORDC. Nelson Complexity 8.5.

Record

Rated capacity
250,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
8.5
Status
Damaged
Operator
NIORDC
Parent
National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/niordc-tehran
Coordinates
35.5200, 51.3300

Notes

Multiple news reports from March 10 and March 23, 2026 describe strikes on Tehran creating toxic clouds and satellite images showing oily fires that burned for days, indicating significant damage to refinery infrastructure. This represents a clear change from the database's 'operational' status.

What coverage reports

1 day since one was reported

Video: Thick smoke rises near Tehran refinery after tanker fire
2026-08-20 · 1 publisher filed it

15 reported in 12 months

conflict 14 · incident 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

45 records31 Jul 2012 to 20 Aug 2026Conflict 20 · General 18 · Incident 7
  1. Incident High
    Video: Thick smoke rises near Tehran refinery after tanker fire
    Iran International · matched tehran
  2. General Low
    This Sprawling Chinese Refinery Is Bankrolling Tehran
    WSJ · matched tehran
  3. Conflict Low
    Toxic oil rain in Tehran after airstrikes
    MSN · matched tehran
  4. Conflict High
    Iran refining 2026: Tehran targets 80% recovery after energy hits strikes
    Deccan Herald · matched tehran
  5. Conflict High
    Oil Refinery In Iran Struck Despite Ceasefire, Tehran Strikes Kuwait, UAE
    NDTV + 1 other outlet · matched tehran
  6. Conflict Low
    Iran’s Lavan Oil Refinery attacked after ceasefire, Tehran retaliates in Gulf
    Jang + 3 other outlets · matched tehran
  7. Conflict High
    Iran strikes Israeli petrochemical facility near Dimona
    Tehran Times · matched tehran
  8. General Low
    Petrochemical revolution: Iran's 37% production jump on horizon
    Tehran Times · matched tehran
  9. Conflict High
    Iran rejects temporary ceasefire after US-Israeli strike near Tehran's largest petrochemical facility
    DNA India · matched tehran
  10. Conflict High
    US-Iran War: Tehran Refinery Targeted In Latest US-Israeli Strikes | WION Breaking [952ddb]
    Fathom Journal · matched tehran
  11. Conflict Low
    Exclusive | Trump puts Iran, its new speaker on notice after Tehran attack on Israeli oil refinery
    New York Post · matched tehran
  12. Conflict High
    US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, petrochemical facility in Tabriz
    Anadolu Ajansı · matched tehran
  13. General Low
    Tehran residents face health woes after oil depot attacks
    hurriyetdailynews.com · matched tehran
  14. Conflict High
    Tehran choked by toxic oil fires after Israeli strikes, health fears mount for millions
    madhyamamonline.com · matched tehran
  15. Incident High
    Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days
    The Guardian · matched tehran
  16. General Low
    Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery as Israel renews attacks on Tehran
    Al Jazeera + 2 other outlets · matched tehran
  17. General Low
    Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery while Israeli explosions boom over Tehran
    PennLive.com · matched tehran
  18. Conflict Low
    Iran oil refinery attack | On camera: Apocalyptic scenes in Tehran after overnight Israeli onslaught
    MSN · matched tehran
  19. General Low
    LIVE: Tehran Refinery Burned, US Embassy Baghdad Hit
    Dailyhunt · matched tehran
  20. General High
    How Dangerous Are Tehran Refinery Fires?
    Al Arabiya English · matched tehran
  21. Conflict High
    Why air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rain
    BBC · matched tehran
  22. General Low
    Toxic rain fell over Tehran as airstrikes hit oil facilities
    NBC News · matched tehran
  23. Conflict High
    US-Iran War: Tehran Refinery Targeted In Latest US-Israeli Strikes | WION Breaking
    WION + 1 other outlet · matched tehran
  24. Conflict High
    Israeli warplanes strike oil depots and refinery facilities in Tehran: Report
    Saudi Gazette · matched tehran
  25. Conflict High
    ‘The Air is Unbreathable’: Tehran Shrouded in Cloud of Toxic Smoke After Israel Strikes Fuel Depots
    Time Magazine · matched tehran
  26. Conflict Low
    Video | Iran Oil Refinery Attack | On Camera: Apocalyptic Scenes In Tehran After Overnight Israeli Onslaught
    NDTV · matched tehran
  27. Conflict Low
    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards target Haifa oil refinery after Tehran refinery struck
    Dawn · matched tehran
  28. Conflict Low
    Attack on Haifa refinery response to attack on Tehran's
    en.mehrnews.com + 2 other outlets · matched tehran
  29. General Low
    Iran claims to have hit Haifa refinery after Israel bombs Tehran oil depots — what we know so far
    livemint.com · matched tehran
  30. General Low
    Attacks on Tehran’s Fuel Storage and Energy Infrastructure Will Have Consequences
    Middle East Forum · matched tehran
  31. General Low
    Israel hits oil storage tanks in Tehran: Israeli media
    Anadolu Ajansı · matched tehran
  32. Conflict High
    Watch: Huge flames in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil refineries
    BBC · matched tehran
  33. General Low
    Iran's Revolutionary Guards target Haifa oil refinery after Tehran refinery
    marketscreener.com · matched tehran
  34. General Low
    Tehran Oil Refinery Hit in Airstrikes as Iran Faces Mounting Pressure from US and Israeli Forces
    thedeepdive.ca · matched tehran
  35. General Low
    NIORDC to boost refining capacity by 180,000 bpd, launch 3 fuel quality projects
    Tehran Times · matched tehran
  36. Conflict High
    Fire at Tehran refinery after Israeli attack
    Middle East Eye · matched tehran
  37. General Low
    Tehran Refinery produces 6.5m barrels of gasoline per day
    Tehran Times · matched tehran
  38. Incident Critical
    Iran media says 'no fire or explosion' reported at Tehran oil refinery
    LBCI Lebanon · matched tehran
  39. General Low
    Explosions at a Tehran Refinery: Lies by “Anti-Revolutionary” Media?
    IranWire · matched tehran
  40. Incident High
    Fire at Tehran's oil refinery largely contained
    iranpress.com · matched tehran
  41. Incident High
    A fire erupted in 18 oil tanks in the Tehran Oil Refinery, Iranian TV reported - Shafaq News | Latest breaking news in Iraq and the world
    شفق نيوز + 1 other outlet · matched tehran
  42. Incident High
    Huge fire engulfs refinery in Iran's capital Tehran | Daily Sabah
    Daily Sabah · matched tehran
  43. General Low
    Wastewater Company, Tehran Refinery to Help Meet Industrial Water Demand
    Financial Tribune · matched tehran
  44. Incident High
    Tehran refinery oil leak contaminates groundwater resources
    Tehran Times · matched tehran
  45. General Low
    President Ahmadinejad inaugurates two giant oil projects in Tehran's refinery
    IRNA English · matched tehran

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